Machining Carbon Fiber Rod

Carbon fiber is comparable in strength to 6061 aluminum yet lighter in weight.

Machining carbon fiber rod.

Carbon fiber rods and tubes unidirectional. The feed rates need to be adjusted to minimize the heat in the part while machining. Strong and lightweight these rods are made of carbon fiber the strongest composite we offer. These rods are often used to build frames and structures.

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. Stiffness and affordability tight tolerances wide range of small sized carbon fiber rods great for hobbyists and structural reinforcements pultruded products perform incredibly well in bending and tension pulling applications since all the fibers are oriented along the length of the tube or rod. When machining composites dust extraction is strongly required for the operator s safety and for machine maintenance. 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.

To cut carbon fiber use an abrasive cutoff. Machining carbon fiber requires higher spindle speeds than metals but lower feed rates. 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. Dragonplate has been cnc machining carbon fiber parts for our customers for many years.

Great selection of rectangular and round carbon fiber rods. Carbon dust is electrically conductive. 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.