Thread: carbon wrapped barrels

Originally Posted by Daggers_187

Please explain how to manufacture (economically) a rifle barrel with carbon fibres running in the radial direction to provide a substantial improvement in thermal conductivity over conventional materials?
For all intents and purposes, the only layup direction which is of interest to us is transverse, because the only way to layup carbon on a barrel is with fibres in the circumferential direction.



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I agree with everything you say.