6K Twill 100% carbon fiber cloth

6K Carbon fiber fabric's adavantage

Dry fabric compress tests conducted on the three 3D woven fabrics showed that a power law can be successful utilised to predict Vf and identify the required pressure to achieve a specific Vf. All three fabrics achieved Vf‘s in the range of 45–47% however the 2x6k binder fabric had higher %CV's compared to the other fabrics. The degree of crimp within the three 3D woven fabrics was shown to be highest within the 1x12k binder fabric followed by the 1x6k binder fabric with the 2x6k binder fabric having the lowest percentage crimp.
Compression after Impact (CAI) tests were conducted and showed that impact depth was significantly influenced by impact location on the T-T-T binders with impact depth differences up to 97% observed. It was shown that impact location and depth played no major role in the CAI strength of the composite. CAI strength was observed to be highest within the 2x6 k binder composite followed by the 1x6k binder composite with the 1x12k composite having the lowest CAI values.