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Originally Posted by MrB
Considering all the strength in carbon fibre is in tension, I would have thought plain, twill or harness weave, if laid 0/90 deg to the tubes axis, would impart more longitudinal stiffness than 45 deg biaxial? To my mind, at 45deg the load is mostly carried by the filler and not the fibre?
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I see what you mean, in any case I have 4 layers of 2x2 twill in the 0/90 orientation so the middle layer of biaxial should do no harm!