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ampliTex™ 5051

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ampliTex™ 5051 is a Flax fiber braid, suitable for manufacturing fiber reinforced composite tubes with high performance and low environmental impact.

Reinforcement Material: Flax Fibers

Reinforcement Form: Braided Fabrics

Compatible Polymers & Resins: Epoxies (EP), Polyesters

Processing Methods: Compression Molding, Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), Vacuum Infusion Processing (VIP)

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    Identification & Functionality

    Reinforcement Form
    Reinforcement Material
    Composite Materials Functions

    Features & Benefits

    Materials Features
    Performance advantage

    Considering that glass fibers have a density of 2600 kg/m3 and a tensile modulus of 70 GPa, the flax ampliTex braid can replace a 50.8 g/m glass fiber braid

    Features

    Fabric construction
    Fiber type: Flax (EU)

    Fiber TEX: 66 TEX

    Nominal diameter (fibers at
    +/- 45°): 43 mm

    Maximal internal diameter when
    stretched: 58 mm

    Linear weight at nominal diameter:
    33.6 g/m

    Wall areal weight: 250 gsm

    Measurements
    Standard roll length: 100m

    Applications & Uses

    Compatible Polymers & Resins

    Properties

    Physical Form
    Mechanical Properties
    ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
    Tensile Modulus // to fibres61.0GPa-
    Tensile Modulus ⊥ to fibres6.4GPa-
    Tensile Strength // to fibres580.0MPa-
    Tensile Strain to failure // to fibres1.0%-
    Flexural Modulus // to fibres57.0GPa-
    Flexural Modulus ⊥ to fibres6.3GPa-
    Flexural Strength ⊥ to fibres663.0MPa-
    Flexural Yield strength // to fibres348.0MPa-
    Density1350.0kg/m3-