Carbon Fiber Tow vs Uni-Directional
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2015 5:34 pm
Hello all,
I wanted to start a discussion on tow vs unidirectional carbon fiber. After looking over a lot of build pages it looks like most people use 12K some up to 24K tow; with a variance of 2-7 strands.
i've used 4-9oz unidirectional carbon and have mapped out their stiffness characteristics along the way.
I guess my question is there a direct comparison between the two? I would think there is and I'm looking for that answer.
I found this PDF on unidirectional carbon 9oz. It states that there is 12K tow. does this mean in a one foot section of 9oz there is 12K of tow?
http://cdn.fibreglast.com/downloads/00296-B.pdf
If this is true, you guys are adding a ton of stiffness to your skis. thoughts?
I wanted to start a discussion on tow vs unidirectional carbon fiber. After looking over a lot of build pages it looks like most people use 12K some up to 24K tow; with a variance of 2-7 strands.
i've used 4-9oz unidirectional carbon and have mapped out their stiffness characteristics along the way.
I guess my question is there a direct comparison between the two? I would think there is and I'm looking for that answer.
I found this PDF on unidirectional carbon 9oz. It states that there is 12K tow. does this mean in a one foot section of 9oz there is 12K of tow?
http://cdn.fibreglast.com/downloads/00296-B.pdf
If this is true, you guys are adding a ton of stiffness to your skis. thoughts?