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Enter your current panel. See carbon fiber alternatives — monolithic and sandwich — with weight, stiffness, and cost compared.
Baseline
Aluminum 6061-T6
Thickness
3.17 mm
Weight
797 g
Cost (mat'l)
$3.19
Carbon alternatives
Monolithic carbon, stiffness-matched
Carbon 2x2 twill (balanced 0/90)
Thickness
3.53 mm
Weight
510 g
36% lighter
Stiffness
1.00×
stiffer
Cost
$40.77
12.8× baseline
Sandwich: 2-ply CF twill skins + Nomex 1/4"
Carbon 2x2 twill (balanced 0/90) skins + Nomex honeycomb 1/4" (6.35mm)
Thickness
7.35 mm
Weight
173 g
78% lighter
Stiffness
3.19×
stiffer
Cost
$13.80
4.3× baseline
Sandwich: 2-ply CF twill skins + Divinycell H80 6mm
Carbon 2x2 twill (balanced 0/90) skins + Divinycell H80 6mm
Thickness
7.00 mm
Weight
189 g
76% lighter
Stiffness
2.87×
stiffer
Cost
$12.34
3.9× baseline
Sandwich: 2-ply CF twill skins + end-grain balsa 6mm
Carbon 2x2 twill (balanced 0/90) skins + End-grain balsa 6mm
Thickness
7.00 mm
Weight
228 g
71% lighter
Stiffness
2.87×
stiffer
Cost
$12.20
3.8× baseline