ampliTex™ 5008
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Product Data Sheet ampliTex ® Art. No. 5008 ampliTex® Art. No. 5008 biaxial fabric 350 gsm Product description Non-crimp biaxial flax fabric with fibres oriented at +45° and -45°, suitable for manufacturing fibre reinforced composite products with a high performance and a low environmental impact. Fabric construction Fibre type: Flax (EU) Construction: +45/-45° Fabric weight : 350 gsm +/- 5% Ply construction +45/-45 ply Fibre type: Flax Fibre tex: 105 TEX Ply weight: 171 gsm Stitching fibre Thread: textured polyester Weight: 6 gsm Measurements Standard width: 1270 mm Standard roll length: 50 m Performance advantage Considering that glass fibres have a density of 2600 kg/m3 and a tensile modulus of 70 GPa, the flax ampliTex biax 350 gsm can replace a 580 gsm glass fibre biax fabric to have the same stiffness in tension. In compression, the performance of flax is a bit lower. Since a biaxial fabric often works in traction in one direction and compression in the other direction, the flax ampliTex biax 350 gsm can replace a 550 gsm glass fibre biax fabric to have the same stiffness.

Product Data Sheet ampliTex ® Art. No. 5008 Ecological aspects Processing guidelines Grown in France and Belgium, the flax used at Bcomp is a regional resource. Good compatibility with epoxy and polyester Near‐ zero CTE, hence good processing compatibility with carbon fibres Production of flax has a negative global warming indicator because of the CO2 sequestration by photosynthesis. Compatible with infusion‐ based processes (vacuum infusion, RTM), wet layup, bladder inflation moulding (BIM) and compression moulding Flax fibers always contain some humidity at ambient conditions. Some resins...