Pultruded carbon fibre round tube manufactured from 100% unidirectional carbon fibre.
Dimensions
The tube has an outer diameter (OD) of 12mm and a wall thickness of 1mm leaving an inner diameter (ID) of 10mm.
This tube weighs 52g/m.
Length
Our pulltruded rods are now available in a 1m or 2m length. Please choose the length of rod you require from the drop-down list at the top of the page. 2m lengths are charged at a slight premium (owing to the handling difficulties) so only buy them if you need the extra length.
Please note that due to restrictions imposed by the courier companies it is not possible to ship 2m lengths to some international destinations. If you have a requirement for a length of rod that is over 1m but less than 2m then it might be possible for us to cut the rod to length and therefore ship it to your destination. If this is the situation, please contact us.
Suggested Uses
This 1mm thick medium diameter 12mm tube is ideally suited for use in radio controlled (RC) aircraft, helicopters, U.A.V's and other models but would be equally suited to other precision applications like robotics and automation.
Technical Specification
| Property |
Direction |
Units |
Test Method |
Value |
| Tensile Strength |
Mpa |
Length-ways |
ASTM D638/GB1447-83 |
400-500 |
| Mpa |
Width-ways |
ASTM D638/GB1447-83 |
18-30 |
| Tensile Modulus |
Gpa |
Length-ways |
ASTM D638/GB1447-83 |
28-40 |
| Gpa |
Width-ways |
ASTM D638/GB1447-83 |
8-12 |
| Flexural Strength |
Mpa |
Length-ways |
ASTM D790/GB1449-83 |
250-400 |
| Mpa |
Width-ways |
ASTM D790/GB1449-83 |
80-150 |
| Flexural Modulus |
Gpa |
Length-ways |
ASTM D790/GB1449-83 |
20-30 |
| Gpa |
Width-ways |
ASTM D790/GB1449-83 |
10-15 |
| Compressive Strength |
Mpa |
Length-ways |
ASTM D695/GB1448-83 |
200-320 |
| Mpa |
Width-ways |
ASTM D695/GB1448-83 |
60-100 |
| Compressive Modulus |
Gpa |
Length-ways |
ASTM D695/GB1448-83 |
10-20 |
| Gpa |
Width-ways |
ASTM D695/GB1448-83 |
8-20 |
| Short beam shearing strength |
Mpa |
Length-ways |
ASTM D2344 |
30-40 |
| Barcol Hardness |
|
|
ASTM D2583 |
25-45 |
| Relative Density |
g/cm3 |
|
ASTM D792 |
1.30-1.50 |
Pultrusion Explained
Pultruded tubes are the most commonly used type of carbon fibre tube. Pultrusion is a method of manufacturing continuous lengths of fibre reinforced section (in this case tube) by pulling continious strands of carbon fibre through resin and a former before curing the resin all in one process.
Pultruded tubes feature 100% longitudinal fibre orientation which gives them excellent strength along their length but does make them vulnerable to crushing forces. For applications where none-uniform forces are likely to be encountered, including crushing forces, roll wrapped carbon fibre tubes should be considered as an alternative.
The pultrusion process allows incredible tiny diameter tubes to be produced (as small as 2mm OD).
Volume Discounts & Wholesale
Discounts are available for larger quantities and wholesale/trade purchases; please contact us for details.