Graphite or alluminium spools?

[boon]

Hey guys just wondering which one you prefer and why? I know that alluminium is more durable but heavier but just wondering what users think. I've got a cheap shimano reel with a graphite body which I intend to use in a light tackle setup and gonna get an alluminium one for the heavier rod.

[Feral]

Much of a muchness to be honest. Most of my reels came with an aluminium spool, and a second graphite one. The graphite one gets the mono, the aluminium the braid. But I dont notice the difference bewtween the materials they are made of while using them..

[Fisher_90]

Yeh most of my spare spools are graphite and get mono

[boon]

Is there a reason why you guys prefer allu with braided lines?

[Feral]

Not really, Aluminium is the stronger better spool, (theoretically) so it gets the more expensive line.

[Cowfish13]

And they generally look better.

Normally (up to a particular price) the allu spool is the better one. Stronger, better drag etc. So I prefer to use them if there is a spare spool of graphite.

[boon]

Yea think I'll get one with an allu spool as my next reel. Have a cheap abu with a plastic? spool and a shimano with a graphite. Now for the upgarde

[ando_04]

carbon fiber spool

[kiara_poltegerist]

ando_04 wrote:

carbon fiber spool

wahaha.. someone's been looking at the Branzion :D:D:D:D

[jeff f]

if graphite isn't carbon fiber what is it

[viperon1982]

jeff f wrote:

if graphite isn't carbon fiber what is it

Hey Jeff, I was curious of the differences as well, so did a bit of research and found a thread about it.

Fellas,

I'm a composites engineer by day. And I actually know the anser to this question! It's even one of the points I make in a presentation that I sometimes give to new engineers.

The difference lies in the time and temperature at which the fibers are heated during the manufacturing process. Graphite is formed at hotter temperatures than carbon, the result of more crystaline alignment and cross linking of the carbon atoms.

The result, in a nutshell, is that carbon is STRONGER than graphite, but graphite is STIFFER than carbon. So while graphite will elongate (stretch) less than carbon, it will break before a carbon fiber does. In other words, graphite is more \"brittle\" than carbon.

Even in the industry, the terms \"graphite\" and \"carbon fiber\" seem to be used interchangeably. However, in almost all cases when we are dealing with fibers, they are carbon fibers and not graphite. The combination of strength and stiffness make carbon fibers much more useable in real world applications than graphite.

Andy

That's from this site -> http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/archive/index.php/t-38339.html

[namyau]

^ n3rd heheheh jks heheheh

[Fisher_90]

hahahahaha

[jeff f]

well there ya go you learn something new every day

[Brian D]

viperon1982 wrote:

jeff f wrote:

if graphite isn't carbon fiber what is it

In other words, graphite is more \"brittle\" than carbon.

Andy

That's from this site -> http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/archive/index.php/t-38339.html

[namyau]

Brian D wrote:

So why don't they make carbon rods instead of graphite.?? Dur.

prolly cos carbon fibre is very expansive material to manufacture - depending on where it was made of course:P - also when carbon fibre breaks it shatters into lots of pieces seen it happen to a high quality japanese carbon fibre bonnet

[faulked]

you can buy carbon arrows for archery but when they break they absolutely explode

very nasty

[kiara_poltegerist]

Brian D wrote:

viperon1982 wrote:

jeff f wrote:

if graphite isn't carbon fiber what is it

In other words, graphite is more \"brittle\" than carbon.

Andy

That's from this site -> http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/board/archive/index.php/t-38339.html

So why don't they make carbon rods instead of graphite.?? Dur.

[Fisher_90]

How much????

[kiara_poltegerist]

Fisher_90 wrote:

How much????

er, rods should be AUD80-AUD150 tops -special pricing for AFO. do bear in mind, these rods are JDM prototypes, none exist elsewhere .

shipping would be separate, but if anyone is interested i could ask do$tylz whether he minds bringing it back to bris after he visits me in november.

[namyau]

kiara_poltegerist wrote:

Fisher_90 wrote:

How much????

er, rods should be AUD80-AUD150 tops -special pricing for AFO. do bear in mind, these rods are JDM prototypes, none exist elsewhere .

shipping would be separate, but if anyone is interested i could ask do$tylz whether he minds bringing it back to bris after he visits me in november.

is it jus the blanks or does it have guides and reel seat?? if so what type of guides and seat would it have??