Abstract: 2D braided tubular fabric, which has structure similar to regular basket weave, is produced on a C24 ingot braiding machine. And then, the two-dimensional braided composite tube is prepared by using the optimized hand paste method. After measuring grams per square meter of the tubular fabric and calculating of the fiber volume content of the composite tube, it draws the conclusion that the density of the braided tubular fabric and the fiber volume content of the composite tube increase with the decrease of the braiding gauge. And the composite tube prepared by the optimized hand paste method has higher fiber volume content and smoother surface.

Key words: C24 ingot braiding machine; two-dimensional braiding; hand paste method; grams per square meter; fiber volume content