Carbon Fibre Reinforcement Weights and Weaves Explained

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In this tutorial we take a look at different types of carbon fibre reinforcement and discuss their various properties such as weight, weave and format, and tow size (k-count). By the end of the tutorial you should have a better understanding of how these properties impact the behaviour of the reinforcement and therefore how to choose the right carbon fibre fabric for your project.

All of the different carbon fibre reinforcements demonstrated in the tutorial are available to buy from the Easy Composites website.

Woven Carbon Fibre Cloth

Unidirectional and Multiaxial Carbon Fibre

Spread Tow

Carbon Fibre Tow

[leglessAlex]

Unbelievable that clear, informative content like this is free. I love the internet. Great job Easy Composites!

[lucbegin]

Still the BEST source of carbon fiber and infusion methods on the web. Many thanks EC!

[qcnck]

Wow, no idea you guys did your own weaving. Always thought it was some mega corp. Excellent content, as always.

[Lolzomolo]

Amazing Video. Note that CF strands are ~7um not ~7nm! 1000 times larger!

[MicroTypeEngineering]

Fantastic video! Hands down the best single overview video of weave types I've ever seen. Keep it up!

[sim-racing]

The gold standard for how to present technical info. Thanks so much!

[muneeburrehman]

Been searching for this video for two years. Finally, carbon fibres explained in a way that I can understand

[rudolfabelin]

Dear friends,
I just want to remind you about one of the main inventors of the carbon fiber. His name was Lesley N. Phillips and was a friend of my father (from Sweden, as me). He worked at the Royal Aircraft Establishment. So I played with small carbon fiber bars in the 60th as a kid.

[davidlarson]

You sure know your business. The progression of this presentation is flawless. The info I got from this video prepped satisfied what I need to know to continue on a project I have in mind. Thank you.

[mattiabelfico]

It would be amazing to have a dedicated series covering the different grades, types of lay-up, matrix and way of curing the different materials! Anyway, truly simple and clear explanation on this one! kudos!

[slappys.garage]

I don't know who this guy is but I love him

[fabio]

I rarely comment, subscribe or like any video but you guys are just brilliant. I am about to make my first order.

[mfve]

After all these years... you are still producing THE BEST videos on composites. Thanks so much!

[alaint]

This channel is exactly what I needed. I owe you one

[LaOwlett]

Very useful! Also, I realized that a lot of diy'ers are using chopped fiberglass and cloth's wrong, and I can see exactly why they struggle to get some weaves to conform to a surface without cutting a bunch of tabs into the cloth. Thank you.

[BennysThoughts]

I came to YouTube to be entertained, but apparently I took a wrong turn and am now sitting in a lecture hall. No complaints! Great detailed information from a practical point of view. I love it!

[S_]

Great, you should watch this video before the molding process. What you do on the surface will actually be of better quality. Thank you

[alexanderrydberg]

Finally! I have been looking for such a video for a while now

[abdulrahmanalmotawa]

Vastly informative video, great job, and all the best 👍

[Media]

thank you for sharing what would be considered as kitchen secret by many...