im looking for a carbon sheet and need it to be about the flexibility of a credit card. i dont really have anywhere to go and check out different thicknesses in person and i dont want to buy products that i wont end up using. can anyone help me out here? i was thinking either 1/16 or 1mm
thanks!
that should be about 4 plys or so… depending on material and compaction.
4 plys would be flexible… not sure exactly how flexible you’re talking or in which direction, but should be pretty simple.
What do you want to make?
im actually just looking to purchase a already done sheet only about 4x5 inches. ive dealt with fiberglass but never carbon. and its going to be used for a panel inside of a headlight for a turn signal board with leds in it.
If you need a small sheet just go to Rock West Composites and buy the thinnest sheet.
as said by Royale…
rowckwest, acp, or dragonplate sell premade sheets. I’m pretty sure they all have a 4 ply sheet around. They do list them by their thickness.
so what would 4 ply be though? would 1mm be flexible enough? or should i go with 1/16
Assuming 200g carbon then 4 plys would be around 0.8mm to 0.9mm depending on their process method.
I think 1mm would likely be a little bit stiffer than a credit card.
Probably stiffer but then again it’s premade. You can also call those guys up and talk to them and then order a custom laminate if you need it to match.
Carbon will be roughly the same stiffness as steel in the same thickness. Not exactly, or in all directions, but gives you an idea of how stiff it’ll be. I’d say go around 0.020", which should be 2-3 thin plies.
-Ben