The lightweight and stiff properties of carbon fiber are sought after by many people. Carbon fiber was first widely used in the UAV industry and aerospace field. afterward increased usage in many other fields like transportation industries. Although high-performance carbon fiber has very good application advantages in many fields, carbon fiber and carbon fiber products cannot be directly matched, and often require the help of other things. The main problem is carbon fiber could not add the thread same as other cnc aluminum parts
In this article, you will know the guide to assembling carbon fiber products. There are many way to connect carbon fiber products. In this article, we will only introduce 3 ways - gluing, mechanical connection and hybrid connection. Also, we will show you the difference between these 3 ways and their disadvantage. Customers can choose a suitable way to combine their own custom carbon fiber parts.
Directly use glue to connect carbon fiber products and CNC metal parts and then process the assembly. When choosing a glue, it's a good idea to ask the seller if the glue you choose will damage the carbon fiber. Be sure to choose a glue that does no harm to carbon fiber
advantage:
a. It's the easiest way to assemble carbon fiber parts
b. it doesn't need to use a special process and it will not affect the carbon fiber product's overall performance.
c. save money.
disadvantage:
d. After you glue it, you could not removable. it is difficult to repair.
e. The glued part cannot carry excessive weight
Drill the hole into the carbon fiber parts by CNC machining and then use screws and standoff to connect
advantage:
a. High-reliability
b. easy to assemble
disadvantage:
a. High requirements for drilling precision
b. May affect product performance
Combine Gluing connection with mechanical connection
advantage:
a. Reduce damage spread of the adhesive layer
b. With sealing and shock absorption, the connection strength is increased
disadvantage:
a. need to improve the precision of hardware products and holes, or it will affect the glue and reduce the strength of the connection.
These 3 connection way, hybrid connection way is the best. The limitations of mixed connections are relatively small. Both the load-bearing capacity of the connecting part and its service life. Gluing connection is suitable for DIY project or cheaper project. Customers can according to their own requirements, choose the most suitable for their own carbon fiber parts.