FAQ Italica

Carbon fibre’s two main qualities are its excellent strength and light weight. Carbon fibre’s density is around 1.8 kg/dm3: approximately a quarter of the density of iron, which is 7.8 kg/dm3. Carbon fibre is also significantly lighter than aluminium and fibreglass, which have a density of 2.7 and 2.5 kg/dm3 respectively. In addition, carbon fibre has excellent strength and modulus of elasticity: its specific strength is around 10 times that of iron, while its specific modulus of elasticity is around 7 times that of iron.

This is what makes carbon fibre the most popular lightweight alternative to conventional metal materials. It also has other advantages: it is not prone to fatigue, does not rust, and is chemically and thermally stable. Carbon fibre, therefore, is a highly reliable material with long-lasting properties, even when subjected to the harshest conditions.

The main stages involved in manufacturing our carbon fibre parts are:

• Producing a mould to your design specifications.
• Cutting preprags using digital cutters to produce the desired carbon fibre layers.
• Layup, namely arranging carbon fibre layers on the mould surface.
• The mould is placed in a press or inside an autoclave to cure the carbon fibre.
• Where necessary, we can drill or cut the carbon fibre with our CNC machinery to complete the production process with extremely precise finishes.

To get a quote, you can email Italica through our website. We will then ask you to give us a target purchase price for the item you require, together with the quantity you plan on purchasing, and to provide us with any technical information you might have. We need to know the target price in order to be able to immediately determine whether Italica can handle your request.

We manufacture on an industrial scale, hence we cater to a purely B2B market.

We cannot take orders from end customers, associations or stores.

We assess Research and Development costs based on the complexity of each individual project.