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INTRODUCTION Gurit’s long history supplying prepregs to the wind energy, transportation and marine industries has allowed Gurit to lead the way by introducing the next generation of prepregs, specifically designed to make component manufacture faster, easier and cheaper. Pre-impregnated materials (prepregs) are reinforcement fibres or fabrics into which a pre-catalysed resin system has been impregnated by a machine. The resin systems in these materials react only very slowly at room temperature, allowing a long shelf life and are cured by heating them to the prescribed elavated temperature. Gurit’s...

GURIT’S RANGE OF PERFORMANCE & STRUCTURAL PREPREGS PRODUCT NAME LOWEST CURE MAIN FEATURES FASTEST CURE TIME (MINS) RECOMMENDED PROCESSING METHOD TYPICAL APPLICATIONS TYPICAL REINFORCEMENTS ANCILLARY PRODUCTS Germanischer Lloyd approved: ¬ UD carbon prepreg ¬ Biax / woven E-glass SPRINT™ ¬ Biax / woven carbon SPRINT™ Sandwich structures with honeycomb, foam and balsa cores Carbon Aramid E-Glass Lloyds Register: ¬ UD carbon prepreg ¬ Biax / woven E-glass prepreg ¬ Biax / woven carbon prepreg High Performance light weight high stress structures round the world yachts hulls and decks Carbon Aramid...

PERFORMANCE PREPREGS SE 70 Low Temperature Epoxy Prepreg High toughness ¬ Long out-life - up to 4 weeks @ 18-22°C SE 84LV Toughened Epoxy Prepreg ¬ Excellent surface finish ¬ Range of compatible adhesive films and ancillary products ¬ Suitable for vacuum bag, press or autoclave consolidation Lloyds approved High strength Curable at temperatures as low as 80°C Versatile, high-strength prepreg system Can be processed with vacuum-only processing Low viscosity - Ideal for use with heavy fibre weights ¬ Low temperature 70°C curing. Faster cycle times at elevated temperature INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION...

Process at high temperature Good Hot/Wet performance High Temperature Cyanate Ester Prepreg Very high temperature stability High mechanical properties ¬ Excellent handling, drape and mould conformance ¬ Achieves a Tg > 200°C after a cure temperature of 135 to 180°C ¬ Excellent mechanical performance ¬ Can achieve a Tg > 300°C after a post-cure temperature of 180 to 300°C ¬ Fast, flexible curing options ¬ Ideal for components exposed to high temperatures for short durations ¬ Suitable for compression moulding, autoclave or vacuum bag processing ¬ Low moisture absorption with high temperature wet...

SE 84 Nano High Performance Prepreg Utilises NANO Nanotechnology Good compressive performance Epoxy Prepreg System High Impact Resistance Rubber toughened system ¬ Developed for applications where compressive performance is key ¬ Highly impact resistant ¬ Utilises Nanotechnology for outstanding mechanical properties when vacuum-bag or press-moulded ¬ Rubber toughened system - excellent resistance to micro-cracking ¬ Extremely low exotherm in thick sections ¬ Good surface finishes possible High peel strength ¬ Self adhesive - high peel strengths ¬ Incorporating 3M™ Matrix Resin ¬ Performance combined...

WT 93 Low tack epoxy SPRINT™ Glass and carbon formats Ideal for thick UD sections ¬ WT 93 low tack SPRINT™ resin matrix ¬ Dry fabric enables efficient air evacuation ¬ Suitable for automated lay-up ¬ Excellent laminate quality with low void content INTRODUCTION WT 93 is part of Gurit’s comprehensive offering of structural composite product solutions comprising of 3 main product groups; Prepreg, SPRINT™ and SparPreg™. This unique product range provides technically and commercially competitive engineering materials, ideal for use either solely, or in conjunction with other Gurit products from within...

MONOCOMPONENTS FILM ADHESIVES PRODUCT NAME PRODUCT NAME PRODUCT NAME ¬ Silicon Carbide filled film to generate very hard wearing surfaces Autoclave Pressed Vacuum Bagging RECOMMENDED PROCESSING METHOD Autoclave Pressed Vacuum Bagging RECOMMENDED PROCESSING METHOD Autoclave Pressed Vacuum Bagging RECOMMENDED PROCESSING METHOD FILM ADHESIVES LOWEST CURE LOWEST CURE ¬ Pinhole free surface for the easy application of paint systems ¬ Surface film to generate a resin rich surface ¬ Suitable for subsurface applications ¬ Available in different colours MAIN FEATURES ¬ Consistent bond-line thickness and...

Toughened Epoxy Film Adhesive Ideal for core bonding High toughness SF 80 Toughened Surfacing Film Surface film to generate a resin rich surface ¬ Designed for bonding prepreg skins to honeycomb and certain foam cores ¬ Protects underlying laminate ¬ Controlled flow for maximum bond integrity ¬ Reduction in surface film-laminate interfacial voids ¬ Toughened for impact resistance and peel strength ¬ Improved resistance to water ingress ¬ Suitable for post painting INTRODUCTION SA 80 is a film adhesive that is designed for secondary bonding, core-bonding and for co-curing with the range of Gurit...

SF 95PF Sandable Surfacing Film Surface film to generate a resin rich surface Pinhole Free (PF) surface ¬ Significant reduction in print-through ¬ Reduction in surface film-laminate interfacial voids ¬ Improved opacity ¬ Improved resistance to water ingress ¬ Stable surface up to 125°C (depending on cure) TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND PRICING INTRODUCTION SF 95PF surfacing material is an epoxy film designed to enhance the surface finish of moulded composite components. It allows a good surface finish to be obtained by vacuum-bag moulding processes. It can be used directly against a suitably release...