Carbon Fiber

[baddog9000]

I was watching modern marvels and they were talking about carbon fiber.
So I was naturally like cool, maybe you could mold with this.
I found a website that sells carbon fiber Here

 

[roguespartan]

I was watching modern marvels and they were talking about carbon fiber.
So I was naturally like cool, maybe you could mold with this.
I found a website that sells carbon fiber Here

man that would take around $1000 to do the whole suit in the carbon fiber veneer. i wish i was that rich....lol

 

[baddog9000]

But that 1000 buck would be 10x stronger then steal ahhhh.
But if some pulls off a carbon fiber suit I love them.

 

[rvb4life]

The carbon fiber would be instead of fiberglass cloth, and it is usable, we have had plenty of threads about this in the pep section.

 

[redragon74]

meh..not necisarily..carbon fiber is strong but i dont think its as strong as steel. or atleast the automotive application carbon fiber i know is, its def. flamable as hell to cabon fiber cars and motos are like bombs lol

 

[baddog9000]

meh..not necisarily..carbon fiber is strong but i dont think its as strong as steel. or atleast the automotive application carbon fiber i know is, its def. flamable as hell to cabon fiber cars and motos are like bombs lol

So your saying one match and *BOOM*

 

[redragon74]

not really a match sit there with mini torch and that sucker would light quick but it still is strong but... i dont think its as strong as steel

 

[Skidmorpheus]

not really a match sit there with mini torch and that sucker would light quick but it still is strong but... i dont think its as strong as steel

Also any type of composite materials like carbon fiber are very harmfull when cut or sanded the dust particals are very hazardous to life and health.

 

[baddog9000]

Also any type of composite materials like carbon fiber are very harmfull when cut or sanded the dust particals are very hazardous to life and health.

That why we always have the good old 30 dollar res-pir-ator

 

[link4044]

plus add more equipment to make it work, you'll need a vaccum pump and bag if not then the carbon fiber is pointless when theres air bubbles inbetween the sheets

 

[Skippster86]

You could also do a Carbon/kevlar weave. I would be hesitant to paint it though! Just have black/yellowish armor.

 

[Davii]

You wouldn't need any special equipment. Just get carbon fiber cloth
www.mashie.org
He made a computer case using carbon fiber, looks great, Its the Y2K8 Bug case. I would find you the direct link, but I'm too tired and busy. but its not difficult to find off that link

 

[thechoochman528]

It actually wouldn't be that hard or that expensive to make carbon fiber pieces.

Well, depending if you back it with fiberglass.

Obviously if its not glass backed it can get expensive the more layers you lay.

The only other thing i would suggest so you get a good lay up is do vacuum infusion.

 

[thorssoli]

From Carbon-fiber.com/:

Properly laid carbon fiber composites are over ten times as strong as glassfiber composites.

Carbon fiber has ten times the specific strength of steel. This means that a one-pound piece of carbon fiber will be able to hold up ten times as much weight as a one-pound piece of steel. The major benefit is in its extremely light weight. This is why it has so many applications in the aerospace industries. If you can shoulder the weight (i.e. ships, trucks, tanks) steel is the low-cost alternative.

My local plastics supplier sells a plain-weave, non-impregnated, carbon-fiber cloth for something like $45/yd. It is about 40" wide. Done right, the armor would need two layers of carbon fiber separated by a lightweight core of some sort. It wouldn't be $1000 in materials, but it would be close.

 

[tlither]

That's good info Thor. Thanks. Just might have to consider this as an alternative.

 

[thorssoli]

That's good info Thor. Thanks. Just might have to consider this as an alternative.

Bear in mind, that nearly $1,000 price tag is just for the carbon fiber fabric. Not for the resin or core material you'd have to use to make it worthwile. And of course, there's a steep learning curve with this material and mistakes will be expensive.

 

[UNSC Leatherneck]

Carbon fiber is amazing stuff. Its properties make it very attractive for lightweight structural parts. However, I think that using carbon fiber to make armor is a bit excessive. Fiberglass is more than adequate for the stresses and forces that the armor will be exposed to. The strength to weight ratio is just not needed in this application. If you have the dough to kill, though...

 

[Spartan137]

Carbon fiber is amazing stuff. Its properties make it very attractive for lightweight structural parts. However, I think that using carbon fiber to make armor is a bit excessive. Fiberglass is more than adequate for the stresses and forces that the armor will be exposed to. The strength to weight ratio is just not needed in this application. If you have the dough to kill, though...

Or if you plan to get shot by a 9mm.

 

[Toby]

we had a thread about this already, basically carbon fiber is strong when strength is applied along the fibers, but quite brittle and easily destructible if fibers aren't laid out optimally and/or force is applied orthogonal/not parallel to fibers. i think. but I'm not the pope (and therefore not infallible). it might be cool, but also slightly unrealistic.

 

[UNSC Leatherneck]

Or if you plan to get shot by a 9mm.

For that Kevlar would be the preferable material. It's properties are more conducive to dealing with an impact of that magnitude. Even then, it would need to be rather thick to be able to stop anything. Fiberglass is still the best bet for Halo armor.