Metallic strings with carbon fiber
Metallic strings with carbon fiber
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Hello all,
How can I sew carbon fabrics with metallic strings (copper for example) with the diameter of 0.1 mm and 0.25 mm? ordinary industrial machines with needle and bobbin can't do it.... tried it
Appreciate your suggestions
How can I sew carbon fabrics with metallic strings (copper for example) with the diameter of 0.1 mm and 0.25 mm? ordinary industrial machines with needle and bobbin can't do it.... tried it
Appreciate your suggestions





RE: Metallic strings with carbon fiber
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RE: Metallic strings with carbon fiber
Yes.. trying to do so .. do you have any experience in this field.. will appreciate your advice.
RE: Metallic strings with carbon fiber
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RE: Metallic strings with carbon fiber
Now because you have experience in this field in general (energy dissipation through copper mesh embedded in composites) that is great news for me. How can I contact you with few questions? will email be good?
RE: Metallic strings with carbon fiber
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RE: Metallic strings with carbon fiber
Now, regardless the type of fabrics and type of mesh, my major question is the following. once you embed the metallic mesh inside the fabrics and pour the epoxy mixture on them and let them cure, now they are encapsulated inside an insulation material;i.e. epoxy because it is a polymer.
1. How can the whole arrangement (fiber, metallic mesh and epoxy cover) become conductive?
2. how does the energy from the lightening dissipate/flow inside this structure and where does it go
Thank you
RE: Metallic strings with carbon fiber
Question 2 ,You now have a conductive layer embedded just below an insulating layer. Lightning does not care about this tiny layer of insulation and just blows it away.
The result is when you do get a lightning strike, a burn about 1 1/2" is generated on the outer surface exposing the conductive layer, the lightning then travels through the conductive layer to the other side of its path where ever that may be, If you are lucky it will exit through a static discharge wick , if not it will create another burn hole as it leaves. This then creates a repair job for the aviation Technician who patches the foils or mesh then restores the painted surface.
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