Carbon fiber reinforced PEEK tube

Carbon Fiber Reinforced PEEK Tube

Advanced engineering projects demand materials that retain dimensional stability under extreme thermal, chemical, and mechanical loads. Our product lineup addresses these challenges with precision-manufactured solutions, including the PEEK CF30 tube, a lightweight yet rigid structural component reinforced with 30% carbon fiber. For high-pressure fluid handling in aggressive environments, the PEEK CF30 pipe provides exceptional creep resistance and burst strength. Where specifications allow for an unreinforced grade, the PEEK plastic pipe offers outstanding purity and electrical insulation, making it ideal for semiconductor and medical device applications. These semi-finished extruded profiles are produced under strict lot traceability, ensuring consistent performance in aerospace, oil & gas, and life-science industries.

The carbon fiber reinforced PEEK tube leverages a continuous CF30 dispersion within a polyetheretherketone matrix to elevate stiffness by over 45% compared to unfilled grades, while retaining a specific gravity of only 1.40. This carbon fiber reinforced PEEK tube excels in cryogenic and elevated temperature service, maintaining a flexural modulus above 18 GPa at 23°C and enduring peaks up to 300°C without permanent deformation. Machining the carbon fiber reinforced PEEK tube is straightforward with carbide tooling, yielding smooth surfaces that reduce friction in bearing and seal applications. Its inherent radiation resistance and minimal outgassing further extend the useful life of the carbon fiber reinforced PEEK tube in vacuum chambers and satellite components where reliability cannot be compromised.

Key Material Attributes

30% carbon fiber reinforcement (CF30 grade)
Continuous use temperature: 260°C, short-term up to 300°C
Excellent resistance to acids, hydrocarbons, and steam
UL 94 V-0 flame retardant rating
Superior wear and abrasion performance
RoHS and REACH compliant

Dimensional Specifications

Outer Diameter (mm)	Inner Diameter (mm)	Wall Thickness (mm)	Length (mm)	Typical Weight (g/cm)
6.35 (1/4")	4.75	0.80	1000 / 3000	0.07
12.70 (1/2")	9.53	1.59	1000 / 3000	0.28
19.05 (3/4")	15.88	1.59	1000 / 3000	0.41
25.40 (1")	19.05	3.18	1000 / 3000	0.84
50.80 (2")	38.10	6.35	1000 / 3000	3.12

Mechanical Performance at 23°C

Property	Test Method	Value (CF30)	Unit
Tensile Strength	ISO 527	210	MPa
Tensile Modulus	ISO 527	24,000	MPa
Flexural Strength	ISO 178	310	MPa
Flexural Modulus	ISO 178	18,500	MPa
Compressive Strength	ISO 604	190	MPa
Heat Deflection Temp (1.8 MPa)	ISO 75	328	°C

Hot Products

PEEK Screws
PEEK Screws from Ideal Plastic are high-temperature engineering plastic fasteners manufactured in China, offering chemical resistance, electrical insulation and non-magnetic performance. Neat PEEK supports continuous service temperatures up to 250°C. Available in pure, carbon-fiber, glass-fiber, antistatic and graphite/PTFE modified grades, with injection molding and CNC machining for standard and customized sizes. Suitable for semiconductor, medical, chemical, electronics and aerospace applications.
PEEK Tubes
PEEK tubes profile—it’s made from PEEK, a seriously tough type of plastic. You can shape it either by extrusion or compression molding, depending on what you need.What makes PEEK so special? Well, its molecular structure includes rigid benzene rings, flexible ether bonds, and carbonyl groups that really lock together. That means it’s super wear-resistant, a great electrical insulator, can handle radiation, and stays stable chemically. It’s also biocompatible (so it’s body-friendly) and can take the heat—literally. That’s why it’s often used to make all sorts of mechanical parts.
Carbon Fiber Reinforced PEEK Pipes
Ideal Plastic's quality Carbon Fiber Reinforced PEEK Pipes are high-performance composite tubes upgraded by adding carbon fiber to high-purity PEEK resin. Optimized composite structure greatly improves rigidity, dimensional stability and load capacity compared with ordinary pure PEEK pipes, ideal for rigorous industrial piping and transmission scenarios.
1. Stable molecular structure
2. Reasonable crystallinity design
3. Excellent comprehensive durability
4. Enhanced structural rigidity
5. Resistant to deformation
6. Strong adaptability to harsh conditions
Glass Fiber Reinforced PEEK Rods
Ideal Plastic manufactures glass fiber reinforced PEEK rods by blending glass fiber into polyetheretherketone (PEEK) for boosted performance. PEEK owns unique molecular structure with rigid benzene rings, flexible ether bonds and carbonyl groups, offering wear resistance, insulation, chemical stability and hightemperature tolerance. Glass fiber filling offsets pure PEEK’s weak rigidity, bringing higher strength and stable dimensions for precision industrial components.
PEEK Plastic Sheets
PEEK plastic sheets is a profile made from PEEK resin pellets, and it’s got some really promising uses. PEEK itself is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic engineering plastic. It has a glass transition temperature up at 143°C, can handle long-term use at 260°C, and can even take short bursts over 300°C—way better than your usual engineering plastics. The molecules in PEEK are lined up nice and neat, packed with benzene rings, ether bonds, and carbonyl groups. That gives it great stiffness, good wear resistance, and still keeps it flexible. Its tensile strength hits around 132–148 MPa, and its stiffness is close to aluminum. This “tough but not brittle” combo makes it a top choice when you’re trying to keep things light.
Vespel SP-21 Rods
The quality Vespel SP-21 Rods from Ideal Plastic are balanced-performance graphite-filled PI profiles reinforced with 15% high-purity graphite filler. This grade is engineered for balanced mechanical strength, consistent self-lubrication and universal high-temperature wear resistance.
Featuring stable physical properties across ultra-low to high-temperature ranges, low and steady friction coefficient, and excellent creep resistance, SP-21 serves as the most cost-effective general-grade polyimide for high-friction, long-cycle industrial moving parts. Contact us!

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Carbon fiber reinforced PEEK tube