Hey there,
This month, we’re turning up the heat with some innovative product highlights. Find out more about AeronTex™ Woven Carbon Tapes, Sicomin’s GreenFill 80, and our Carbon Aramid Hybrid Fabric.
AeronTex ™ Woven Carbon Tapes
Aerontec stocks the AeronTex™ range of woven carbon fibre tapes. Expertly woven from high-strength carbon fibre, the tapes have a selvedge to prevent fibre unravelling and fraying on the edges. These tapes provide several benefits:
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Tailored Fibre Orientation: Enables precise control over fibre direction in composites, optimising strength by aligning with primary loads.
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Increased Stiffness and Strength: The tapes enhance the composite’s structural integrity, making it capable of bearing heavier loads without much added weight.
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Reduced Material Wastage: The specific placement of the tape leads to less trimming, ensuring efficient material use and cost savings.
- Joining and Repairs: The tapes simplify the process of joining composite parts and repairing, ensuring consistent bonding and improved structural strength.
Sicomin GreenFill 80 Fairing Compound
Aerontec continues to support Sicomin, a leader in bio-based epoxy chemistry. Their Green range of products, including the GreenPoxy systems, are derived from 3rd generation bio-based glycerol, significantly reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Key features of GreenFill 80 include:
- Eco-Friendly Origin: Made from renewable sources, reducing environmental impact.
- Application: Designed for yacht hulls and osmosis treatments.
- Ease of Use: 1:1 volume dosing, with distinct colours (yellow resin and blue hardener) that mix to green, ensuring proper blending.
- Application Tools: Easily applied using a ruler or spatula.
- Quality: Sands smoothly, doesn’t shrink upon curing, and possesses excellent chemical, impact, and abrasion resistance.
- Thickness: Can be applied up to 20mm thick vertically at 20°C without dripping.
Carbon Aramid Hybrid Fabric 190gsm
We have recently introduced a new hybrid fabric combining the stiffness and lightweight properties of carbon with the durability and impact resistance of aramid. Unique to this design, the fabric features carbon in the warp (along the length of the roll) and aramid in the weft. While it appears as a plain weave hybrid, its structural attributes resemble a 100gsm unidirectional carbon but with significantly increased toughness, thanks to the aramid weft fibres. Perfect for applications that require both strength and resilience.
Thanks for reading our newsletter, and if you have any questions, feel free to email us at info@aerontec.co.za or give us a call.
The Aerontec Team
