JT at Sequent

All good points. I'll include that in the material selection process for sure. I hope to give it all a try soon as the project gets underway. Thanks!

Thinner is better in this case, it is just serving as a base structure. The sensor tech being used in this experiment is to be laid into several layers within the build. Having one layer as close to the inner surface of the tube as we can get is desirable. We just want to make sure the tube will hold it's shape in the new curing process in the autoclave. The question is mainly whether the base tube structure can do that since it has already been cured. Thanks in advance for the great info!

We’re looking at purchasing some 6” carbon fiber tube for some materials testing in an upcoming project. Our needs would be to add additional material onto an existing carbon fiber tube, and send it through another autoclave process to cure the added material layers. Our main point of interest is in the temperature handling ability of the manufactured tube section. Our normal processes may go up to around 300° F to cure the new layers of fiber. Would this exceed the tube’s limits? What might those temperature limits be? Specific options we are considering from Rock West are… 45568 in 25” length 46326 in a 25” length 35055-U in a 24” length I can see a max operating limit of 238° F on the 45568 and 46326 material specs. We would naturally minimize the stress to the materials in the autoclave process. What temperature limits could the materials handle respectively without degrading their original properties. We would naturally put the vaccum pressure on the inner and outer surfaces of the tube to avoid stressing the materials. We just wonder mainly about the rigidity of the pipe structure in the process. Any insight/experience in these matters would be most appreciated. Thanks!