Sandvik Coromant Machining carbon fibre materials - Manual (Page 12)

Machining composites
FRPs are not homogeneous, therefore •
several aspects affect their machinability:
Continuous Fiber •
Continuous fiber can be combined with virtually
all resins. They are used for weaving, braiding,
filament winding applications, uni-directional
prepreg tapes and prepreg tow for fiber placement.
Chopped Fiber •
Chopped fibers are used in compression and
injection molding compounds to produce machine
parts. The finished products have excellent
corrosion, creep and fatigue resistance plus high
strength and stiffness characteristics.
Curing
Stacked
materials
Resin
Fibre
fabric
Fibres
Fibres
volume
Processing Coating
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