Forged Carbon Revisited: Mould Design & Strength Optimisation

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In this composites video tutorial we revisit the topic of forged carbon fibre to take a more detailed look at CAD techniques and best-practices when designing your 3D printed compression moulds, and also provide more detail on increasing component strength with the addition of long-strand unidirectional carbon fibre into the chopped tow reinforcement.

Related Videos
Original Forged Carbon Video: https://youtu.be/25PmqM24HEk
How Strong is Forged Carbon Fibre: https://youtu.be/eewlYa6IQPg

Forged Carbon Fibre Development Kit
Buy the kit (USA) ►https://www.easycomposites.us/forged-carbon-fiber-kit
Buy the kit (EU) ►https://www.easycomposites.eu/forged-carbon-fibre-kit
Buy the kit (UK & World) ►https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/forged-carbon-fibre-kit

Full Project Details (including downloadable CAD files for the compression moulds)
USA ► https://www.easycomposites.us/learning/forged-carbon-mold-design-and-optimization
EU ► https://www.easycomposites.eu/learning/forged-carbon-mould-design-and-optimisation
UK & World ► https://www.easycomposites.co.uk/learning/forged-carbon-mould-design-and-optimisation

00:00 - Introduction
02:33 - Drone Arm Mould Design
06:57 - Linkage Mould Design
08:23 - 3D Printing the Moulds
09:28 - Mould Preparation
12:00 - Fibre Optimisation & Preparation
15:15 - Loading the Fibre & Resin
16:36 - Mould Compression
17:15 - Demoulding
17:54 - Finishing the Parts
18:45 - Strength Testing
20:10 - Conclusion