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ampliTex® 5009

ampliTex® 5009
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Product Data Sheet ampliTex ® Art. No. 5009 Product description Non-crimp unidirectional flax fabric with fibres oriented at 0°, suitable for manufacturing fibre reinforced composite products with a high performance and a low environmental impact. Fabric construction Fibre type: Flax (EU) Construction: 0° Fibre tex: 105 TEX Fabric weight: 300 gsm +/- 5% Weft thread: textured polyester. 1/cm Measurements Standard width: 350 mm Standard roll length: 50 m Performance advantage * Composite properties measured on samples (54% fiber volume), with Epoxy resin Araldite LY 8615/ XB 5173 Considering that glass fibres have a density of 2.6 and a tensile modulus of 70 GPa, the flax ampliTex UD 300 gsm can replace a500 gsm glass fibre UD fabric to have the same stiffness in tension. In compression, the performance of flax is a bit lower, thus the flax ampliTex UD 300 g/m2 can replace a 440 g/m2 glass fiber UD fabric to have the same stiffness.

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Ecological aspects Grown in France and Belgium, the flax used at Bcomp is a regional resource. Production of flax has a negative global warming indicator because of the CO2 sequestration by photosynthesis ■ Human toxicity 9,1 0,2 ampliTex flax Glass fibres Product Data Sheet ampliTex ® Art. No. 5009 Processing guidelines • Good compatibility with epoxy and polyester • Near-zero CTE, hence good processing compatibility with carbon fibres • Compatible with infusion-based processes (vacuum infusion, RTM), wet layup, bladder inflation moulding (BIM) and compression moulding • Flax fibers...

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