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ampliTex® 5009

ampliTex® 5009

ampliTex® 5009

Product catalog summary
Performance Advantage
The ampliTex UD 300 gsm flax fabric can replace a 500 gsm glass fibre UD fabric for equivalent tensile stiffness. In compression, it can replace a 440 gsm glass fibre UD fabric.

Fabric Construction
- Fibre Type: Flax (EU)
- Construction: 0°
- Fibre Tex: 105 TEX
- Fabric Weight: 300 gsm +/- 5%
- Weft Thread: Textured polyester
- Standard Width: 350 mm
- Standard Roll Length: 50 m

Product Description
Non-crimp unidirectional flax fabric suitable for high-performance, low environmental impact composite products.

Technical Specifications
Dry Fibres
- Modulus // to fibres: 61 GPa
- Modulus ⊥ to fibres: 6.4 GPa
- Strength // to fibres: 580 MPa
- Strain to failure // to fibres: 1%
Composite*
- Modulus // to fibres: 34.6 GPa
- Modulus ⊥ to fibres: 4.7 GPa
- Strength // to fibres: 329 MPa
- Strain to failure ⊥ to fibres: 0.5%
*Measured with Epoxy resin Araldite LY 8615/ XB 5173

Processing Guidelines
- Compatible with epoxy and polyester resins
- Near-zero CTE, compatible with carbon fibres
- Suitable for infusion-based processes, wet layup, BIM, and compression moulding
- Dry fabrics before use if moisture-sensitive resins are used
- Fibre weight fraction of 60% achievable with >5 bars pressure

Ecological Aspects
Flax is grown in France and Belgium, contributing to a negative global warming indicator due to CO2 sequestration. Compared to glass fibres, ampliTex flax has lower human toxicity, greenhouse gas emissions, and non-renewable energy consumption.

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ampliTex® 5009-1

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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ampliTex® 5009-2

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 always...

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