Carbon Fiber Tubes

Carbon fiber tubes can be fabricated into virtually any shape.  These include:

• Round
• Square
• Rectangle
• Oval, elliptical
• Octagon, hexagon
• Custom shapes and profiles

We offer stock, build-to-order, and custom carbon fiber tubes in multiple diameters. Custom tooling can be made to order for reasonable cost.

• Wide range of diameters from 0.060” to over 10”
• Most common fractional sizes (ID and OD)
• Tapered diameters
• Many metric sizes
• OD grinding add-on service (+/-0.0005”)

Carbon fiber tubes are made with layers of prepreg, typically ~0.006” per layer. Virtually any wall thickness can be made by changing the number of layers or combining different prepreg thicknesses (0.003” – 0.010”).

Common tube thicknesses include:

Thin wall: 0.010”, 0.020”
0.035”, 0.041”, 0.058”, 0.064”, 0.092”
1/8”, 1/4” or thicker

Roll-wrapped carbon fiber tubing is sold in standard lengths or can be built custom to reduce waste.

• Maximum length is 100” (for most ID sizes)
• Long lengths:  tubes can be joined together with internal (or external) ferrules to achieve the required length.
• One-piece longer lengths are possible for larger orders
• Tubes can be cut to size for an additional charge.
• Precision cutting tolerances available (+/-0.010” or better)

Carbon fiber tubes can be made with a variety of exterior finishes. Our standard finishes include:

• Cello-wrap (glossy with resin ridges – natural result from production process)
• Matte (sanded or centerless ground)
• Satin (sanded, high grit)
• Glossy (clearcoat)
• Painted

Visit our finishing capabilities page to learn more.

We offer many standard exterior materials for our roll-wrapped carbon fiber tubes. These include:

• 2×2 twill fabric
• Plain weave fabric
• UD (unidirectional)
• Silver texalium
• Red/black
• Blue/black
• Custom colors/styles:  any fabric that is commercially available can be utilized to make carbon fiber tubing.