Machining Carbon Fiber Rod

Carbon fiber has a low thermal conductivity and the majority of the heat remains in the part since there are no chips to help dissipate the heat when machining.

Machining carbon fiber rod.

Carbon fiber rods and tubes unidirectional. Carbon fiber machining creates carbon dust which is both harmful to lungs and also can damage electronics because carbon conducts and the dust will short out electronics it settles on. Great selection of rectangular and round carbon fiber rods. Carbon fiber epoxy 1 500 3 000 1 5 2 0 aluminum 600 2 7 steel 600 1 500 8 0 attribute properties comments on machining fiber high strength high modulus abrasiveness of fiber increases with strength fiber length small pieces of fiber delaminate easier and present machining difficulties fiber diameter increasing diameter decreases.

When machining composites dust extraction is strongly required for the operator s safety and for machine maintenance. Carbon dust is electrically conductive. Carbon fiber rods and tubes are manufactured by pulling or wrapping carbon fibers and epoxy resin to a desired diameter cross section to form a densely reinforced carbon composite. Machining carbon fiber requires higher spindle speeds than metals but lower feed rates.

To cut carbon fiber use an abrasive cutoff. Pultruded rods and shapes perform incredibly well in bending and tension pulling applications since all the fibers are oriented along the length of the tube rod or shape. Parts have included radar components for the department of defense racing parts for ducati super bikes structural components for uavs and reinforcements for stringed musical instruments. Strong and lightweight these rods are made of carbon fiber the strongest composite we offer.

Dragonplate has been cnc machining carbon fiber parts for our customers for many years. The feed rates need to be adjusted to minimize the heat in the part while machining. Stiffness and affordability tight tolerances wide range of small sizes carbon fiber and fiberglass rods cut to order.