Colored Carbon Fiber Tubing Glossy / Matte Finish Functionality In Modern Design

Colored Carbon Fiber Tubing Glossy/Matte Finish - Functionality in Modern Design

Carbon fiber has long been revered for its exceptional strength, lightweight properties, and versatility. Traditionally associated with a sleek black finish, carbon fiber is often considered a high-performance material for applications where durability and strength are paramount. However, in recent years, the demand for colorful carbon fiber tubes has been on the rise. These vibrant variants combine the outstanding mechanical properties of carbon fiber with an aesthetic appeal, offering not only functional benefits but also an element of design that attracts industries and consumers alike.

Main Features

• Mechanical Resistances according to standard UNI EN 13706-1-2-3 ISO527
• Elastic module (E): 150 Gpa
• Elastic module x section (E A): 11.309 kN
• Tensile strength > 2.463 Mpa
• Tensile strength in section: 186 kN
• Carbon Fibre Properties
• Number of filaments: 24K (24.000 filaments per strand)
• Elastic module (E): 234 GPa
• Tensile strength: 4.830 MPa
• Density: 1,80 g/cm3

Other Characteristics

• Carbon fibre content by volume (Vf): 68%
• Glass transition temperature (Tg), ISO 11357-2 DSC: 140 ºC
• Recommended Start Temperature: -30 ºC a + 100 ºC
• Resin type: epoxy
• The carbon tube is made of pure 3K carbon fiber material. matte finish is great for surface coating and adhesive bonding applications. They can be cut to any length with an abrasive chop saw.
• Widely used in RC models, agricultural equipment, fishing equipment, machinery, automobiles, sports equipment, kites, handicrafts, tents, windmills, umbrellas, decorating part,s and so on.

What are Colorful Carbon Fiber Tubes?

Colorful carbon fiber tubes are essentially carbon fiber tubes that have been infused or coated with a variety of colors. These tubes are made using the same carbon fiber manufacturing process as standard black carbon fiber tubes, where carbon filaments are woven into a pattern, impregnated with resin, and then cured to form a solid, durable structure. However, the key difference lies in the addition of color pigments or specialized resin systems that can produce tubes in a wide range of colors, patterns, or even metallic finishes.

The color can be applied during the resin infusion process or as a secondary layer after the tube is cured. In some cases, a clear resin coating can be applied over the colored fibers to enhance the gloss and shine, creating a highly polished finish that highlights the woven texture of the carbon fiber.

These colorful variants retain the same mechanical properties as their traditional black counterparts, such as lightweight strength, stiffness, and resistance to environmental degradation. The difference is purely visual, offering a new dimension to the aesthetics of carbon fiber products.

Colorful carbon fiber tubes offer a perfect blend of strength, innovation, and aesthetic appeal. With applications in industries as diverse as automotive design, sports equipment, and consumer electronics, these tubes are providing manufacturers with the opportunity to combine high performance with personalized design. While the cost and durability of the coating can pose challenges, the versatility of colorful carbon fiber tubes opens up new possibilities for product innovation, making them a valuable material for the future. Whether used for function, form, or a combination of both, colorful carbon fiber tubes represent the next evolution of this groundbreaking material.

Shanghai Lijin focuses on the Carbon Fiber industry and offers carbon fiber tubes, plates, and aluminum CNC services.

Being experienced in the carbon fiber applications for over 7 years, Shanghai Lijin manages customized production according to various industry standards. Shanghai Lijin started to keep in stock for some standard

sized and frequently ordered tubes and plates. This enables Shanghai Lijin to make prompt delivery. Not only

can Shanghai Lijin complete mass production orders in short period, we can even ship normal sample, prototype orders of Carbon Fiber Plate CNC parts in just SEVEN days after order confirmation when the

drawings are available. Shanghai Lijin is dedicated to solve any technical points during the production and new item developing to ensure the quality.

Carbon Fiber tube production is Shanghai Lijin’s core business and occupies 70% of our turnover.
The carbon fiber tubes Shanghai Lijin mainly produce is table-rolled and oven thermoset. The tubes can be Full Carbon or Carbon Fiber and Fiberglass composite, depending on the application, weight limit,mechanical

strength and surface requirement.Shanghai Lijin offers top quality ROUND carbon fiber tubes. The general OD tolerance we achieve is +/-0.10mm and it can be even +/-0.05mm after our special surface process.

The maximum length of the tube can be 5500mm.

Besides the traditional table-rolled carbon fiber tubes, Shanghai Lijin also offers REAL Filament wound carbon fiber tubes,which are widely used for mechanical strength like auto driving shaft, antennas, even for military

applications. The filament wound carbon tubes are wound at a certain angle like 30 or 45 degree. We invested the new production line from Jun 2013 and this increases Shanghai Lijin’s advantage in the carbon

fiber tube industry. There are just a few real filament wound carbon fiber tube manufacturers in domestic

China and we are one of them.

Since the rapid growth of UAV in the international market, instead of the standard plane like Phantom from DJI, RC fans are getting more interested in the customized multicopters. As carbon fiber is the most preferred

material for UAV, Carbon Fiber CNC parts demand is increasing. Shanghai Lijin sticks to offering OEM service for the international market, fine quality and prompt delivery.To ensure the thickness tolerance +/-0.10mm and minimum warp of the Carbon Fiber plates that are used for the cutting, Shanghai lijin execute high standard to

the plate production. For the normal thicknesses including 1.0mm, 1.2mm, 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm, 3.0mm,
Shanghai Lijin keeps regular stock, to make sure the raw material will be available for cutting immediately when order is firmed.Experienced engineers are in Shanghai Lijin’s office ready to deal with different types of

drawings from customers. No matter the drawing formats are .DWG, .DXF that can be edited by AutoCAD

and used directly for production, 3D drawings like .IGS, or even draft drawings, our staff can do adjustment and change to customer’s idea. Our engineers are also good at English communication, Email and IM is easy

for them. Editing drawings for customers is FREE* of charge. Shanghai Lijin is having several professional CNC machines for carbon fiber cutting and drilling, with the capacity of cutting 20-50pcs standard full sized plate per day. The carbon fiber chassis general cutting tolerance Shanghai Lijin offer is +/-0.02mm. The

special designed cutting solution ensures the smoothness of the cutting edge.

‘Customers’ Persuit for Change, Lijin’s Motivation for Growth’, Shanghai Lijin takes customers’ demand for center, enhances the
customer satisfaction, and grows with customer.