Best carbon fiber prices also with adhesive back

In addition to our last price comparison post,  ”Sierra Composites still offers the best quality carbon fiber sheets AND at by far the best prices”. We also want to highlight the large price differences when including adhesive backing to the carbon fiber sheets. In fact there is a very large difference in price, ranging from 60% to a stunning 140% higher. As you can see in the charts below, its obvious who has the best prices anywhere. Have a look at the chart below what the actual total delivered carbon fiber sheet price to you the customer actually is. Sierra Composites total cost is $18.85 , PC total cost is $27.43 and DP total cost is $44.10.

Chart A current pricing as of 6/26/2011

Carbon Fiber Sheet Comparison Table for thin veneer + adhesive back
	Sheet size	Sheet price	Price per sq/inch	Shipping cost	Total cost
Sierra Comp	11”x8”	$13.90	$0.16	$4.95	$18.85
DP	12”x6”	$24.81	$0.34	$18.95	$44.10
MV	12”x9.7”	N/A	No Longer Selling	N/A	N/A
PC	12”x6”	$16.99	$0.24	$10.44	$27.43
*shipping based on 3 day service. *note DP/MV/PC websites do not calculate shipping right up front before you have to provide all your info to checkout.

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Still the best carbon fiber sheets and still the best prices

Sierra Composites still offers the best quality carbon fiber sheets AND at by far the best prices. In fact there is a very large difference in price, ranging from 60% to a stunning 140% higher.  Its been quite a while since we updated current carbon fiber sheet pricing from ourselves and some of our competitors. As you can see in the charts below, its obvious who has the best prices anywhere.  Have a look at  the chart below what the actual total delivered carbon fiber sheet price to you the customer actually is. Sierra Composites total cost is $16.90 , PC total cost is $26.43 and DP total cost is $40.52.

Chart A current pricing as of 6/21/2011

Carbon Fiber Sheet Comparison Table for thin veneer
	Sheet size	Sheet price	Price per sq/inch	Shipping cost	Total cost
Sierra Comp	11”x8”	$11.95	$0.13	$4.95	$16.90
DP	12”x6”	$21.57	$0.30	$18.95	$40.52
MV	12”x9.7”	N/A	No Longer Selling	N/A	N/A
PC	12”x6”	$15.99	$0.22	$10.44	$26.43
*shipping based on 3 day service. *note DP/MV/PC websites do not calculate shipping right up front before you have to provide all your info to checkout.

Chart B previous pricing

Carbon Fiber Sheet Comparison Table for thin veneer
	Sheet size	Sheet price	Price per sq/inch	Shipping cost	Total cost
Sierra Comp	11”x8”	$11.95	$0.13	$4.95	$16.90
DP	12”x6”	$21.57	$0.29	$15.95	$37.52
MV	12”x9.7”	$35.00	$0.30	$8.52	$43.52
PC	11”x11”	$19.99	$0.16	??	At least $19.99+
*shipping based on 3 day service. *note DP/MV/PC websites do not calculate shipping right up front before you have to provide all your info to checkout.

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GREEN carbon fiber color sheets

Sierra Composites has just introduced its GREEN color carbon fiber sheets. Sierra Composites is the only manufacturer of this product. Unlike traditional Kevlar/Carbon hybrid weaves, our sheets do not have one color fiber strand woven to a black strand, nor do they have workability issues that Kevlar fibers present. Our new Green carbon fiber sheets have a more subtle look and can reflect a lighter or darker green depending on the light source. Currently these are available in our .015″ sheets only. However we can manufacture any of our products to have the same green color look. Contact us with questions about that.

 GREEN color carbon fiber sheets available here

Carbon fiber supplier for USA handmade knife makers

 Sierra Composites has been the leading supplier of carbon fiber sheets as well as silver texalium sheets and laminates to USA handmade knife makers for many years. We supply thin carbon fiber sheet material for use as handle scale inlays, and we supply thicker laminates for handle scales that can be profiled. The handle scales are particularly important since the carbon fiber layup has to be in the correct orientation in order to have the correct look once the handle is profiled down.  Since our silver sheets have the same great high gloss tough surface, our silver texalium sheet looks just as great as our carbon fiber sheet products do as you can see in the photos. We are very pleased to be suppling so many custom and production knife makers in the United States, and they can be sure that the products they purchase from Sierra Composites are also made in the USA.

If you are a custom handmade knife maker and need some custom carbon fiber sheet or texalium sheet for your knives, please contact us and we can supply you with the best products at the best prices. If you need off the shelf carbon fiber sheet for inlays you can purchase that directly from our website at www.sierracomposites.com

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3M DINOC - vinyl sticker - fancy but still fake carbon fiber

One of the latest and greatest fake vinyl sticker sheet to come out is the new 3M Di-Noc from their “Architectural Finishes” series line. What is kind of strange about this material is that is actually has a printed in texture to appear to make it more real carbon fiber looking. Well in the real world of real carbon fiber the good finished side is smooth with no texture and either high glossy or matte finish. So what they are saying is that the 3M Di-Noc is as good as the “bad” textured side our Sierra Composites carbon fiber sheets, the side that is slightly textured that we apply the adhesive backing to and is not shown. One big issue they advertise is the fact that you can use a heat gun and stretch this stuff around corners, well that’s great but you can do that will all fake carbon fiber that is sticker vinyl, and the fact that you can do that measn its not a real carbon fiber composite. O.K so maybe the new fake sticker is much cheaper than real carbon fiber sheet, well it is, generally it sells for about $0.12 per sq/inch and our real carbon fiber sheet at .015″ thin with adhesive backing sells at $0.15 per sq/inch. Well not a big difference there. There is one area where we can not compete with 3M Di-Noc, we don’t offer real carbon fiber sheets in 600 colors and styles, maybe you could try using their “stucco” fake Italian plastic 3M Di-Noc for your next project. Real carbon fiber sheets can be purchased at www.sierracomposites.com

Real carbon fibers? maybe - Real carbon fiber sheet composite? No

Since Sierra Composites was first made aware of a product that was called “Carbon Fiber Sheet” but was possibly raw carbon fiber fabric sandwiched between a clear vinyl on top and an adhesive backing. Further research has found the manufacturer of this “sort of ” carbon fiber sheet, its from an offshore company called Senko http://www.senkostyle.com/ under a heading of “Films” or “Laminate Films”. The company makes a wide variety of these films and adhesive films, tapes and a wide range of other products. The carbon fiber sheet film product is brand marketed under the name Senko Performance Carbon or Performance Carbon. How do we know the film construction is as we say, easy, we can peel apart the clear vinyl sticker on top from the carbon like fabric. Why do I say “carbon like fabric”, well judging from products that are made in China and based on what this product’s retail price is, I would suggest that most likely this is a E-Fiberglass approx 5.7 oz 2×2 twill weave that has been dyed black with the clear vinyl sticker on top and a non-3M adhesive backing of unknown quality.  We also noticed that most all photos of this product do not show the texture that is on the good side, but we have found a few that shows the true product. Now we are not claiming that this “carbon fiber sheet” is no good, maybe for your application it works, but it definitely is not true carbon fiber sheet composite as many would believe it is. For real carbon fiber sheet products visit our online store at www.sierracomposites.com

 

Sierra Composites carbon fiber sheet below

Carbon fiber sheet international shipping special for small sheets

Starting October 15th, Sierra Composites is now offering a flat $13.95 USPS Priority International Flat Rate shipping on all of our 11″x8″ carbon fiber, texalium and basalt hybrid sheets. Sierra Composites manufacturers the highest quality carbon fiber sheet products and can ship anywhere in the world for the lowest shipping costs.

Visit www.sierracomposites.com to purchase

Carbon fiber sheet thickness calculator

Sierra Composites regularily gets questions regarding carbon fiber sheet laminate thickness in metric measurements. We do have unit conversion charts with other sheet data such as weight on every product item in our online store. However to make it even more simple to convert from inches to millimeters or even centimeters, we have built a javascript unit converter so you can easily covert whatever you need to. Once you know what thickness carbon fiber sheet laminate you need, click over to our online store at www.sierracomposites.com to purchase. [inline] [/inline]

Carbon Fiber Sheet Thickness Calculator

Convert carbon fiber sheet from inches / centimeters / millimeters.

1. Select a unit from the "From" dropdown list and one from the "To" dropdown list. 2. Enter a numeric value, and click "To" button.

From centimetersmillimetersinches To centimetersmillimetersinches   centimeters = 1 centimeters   Enter 1

Custom size carbon fiber sheet and sandwich panels

Sierra Composites has been manufacturing custom sized carbon fiber sheets and sandwich panels for our customers for many years. If your project requires a size that you can not find in our standard size sheets, all you need to do is contact us with your requirements. We will get back to you asap with a pricing quote. Many times we can make your sheet along with others orders we are already working on. So don't think your custom sized sheet or panel is going to cost more. If its just a small piece you need, we may even have that available as a cut off from another order. Please feel free to contact us with your custom carbon fiber sheet and panel sizes. Visit the Sierra Composites contact page

Carbon fiber thin veneer sheet .015″

Sierra Composites is the leader in supplying carbon fiber thin veneer sheets to retail and business customers. Several of these use our carbon fiber sheets as a veneer overlay on stereo speakers giving them a high tech carbon fiber finish look. Since our carbon sheets are available with a high quality 3M 468MP adhesive backing, the application is very simple, and the results are outstanding as you can see below. You can purchase these high quality sheets through our online store www.sierracomposites.com

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