Carbon Fibre Tubes - Everything You Need to Know

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In this composites tutorial we take a deep dive into the world of carbon fibre tubes, discussing the different types, their construction, advantages and disadvantages. We compare carbon fibre tubes to each other, and also benchmark them against stainless steel and aluminium to see how carbon fibre tubes perform and compare in a range of tensile, compressive, torsional and 3-point bend tests.

Don't choose a carbon fibre tube for your next project without watching this video!

00:42 - The Different Types of Carbon Fibre Tube
05:25 - Mechanical Testing Introduction
06:43 - Tensile Strength Test
08:47 - Compressive Strength Test
09:37 - Torsional Stiffness Test
11:09 - 3-Point Bend Test
13:43 - Pultruded Tube Results & Considerations
15:43 - Roll Wrapped Tube Results & Considerations
18:14 - Limitations of Carbon Fibre Tubes

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[purerhodium]

Slight correction, stainless steel has the same Young's modulus as mild steel. In fact, almost all types of steel have Young's moduli of 200±10 GPa. Heat treatment does not change this either.

[mikipoopoo]

Great video for anyone who wants to know how to utilize carbon tubes, they are lighter and more DIY friendly than metals, but still not ideal for every case

[avrgjoe]

You could redo these tests while using an 8mm bar as filler in each end to give a solid grip on each tube reducing the stress risers at the collet. This would focus the test to just the tube section between each collet and provide sufficient grip without crushing

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