TECATEC SAN NAF45 T300 CP/IP/OS V01 natural

CONTINUOUS FLAX FIBRES IN TRANSPARENT SAN MATRIX

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Flax fibres are natural fibres that have high stiffness and tensile strength at low weight and require only a fraction of the resources needed to produce glass or carbon fibres. Embedded in a matrix of glossy-transparent styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN), the result is an aesthetic natural fibre composite with a density of only 1.24 g/cm3
The flax fibre reinforced composite has good stiffness and strength and is mainly used in the field of automotive interiors.
The transparent surface and high UV resistance is also appreciated in outdoor applications and sports equipment. 
At Ensinger, the composite material reinforced with continuous flax fibres is produced as coated semipreg (CP) or fully impregnated prepreg (IP) in widths of up to 1000 mm. These can then be consolidated customer-specifically into multilayer organosheets (OS), which show their natural surface after thermoforming or overmoulding.

Facts

Chemical designation
SAN (Styrene acrylonitrile)
Colour
natural
Density
1.24 g/cm3

Main Features

  • low density

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Technical details


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    General material information Value Unit Parameter Norm
    Fibre type Flax fibres -
    Fibre architecture Twill 2/2 - -
    Fibre areal weight 300 g/m2 -
    Fibre volume content 45 % -
    Resin weight content 47.7 % -
    Areal weight finished product 573 g/m2 -
    Material widths 1000 mm -
    ply thickness (consolidated) 0.46 mm -
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    Mechanical properties Value Unit Parameter Norm
    Flexural strength 170 MPa ISO 14125
    Modulus of elasticity
    (flexural test)
    12000 MPa ISO 14125
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    Thermal properties Value Unit Parameter Norm
    Glass transition temperature 110 C DIN EN ISO 11357
    Service temperature 100 C short term -
    Service temperature 90 C long term -
    Thermal expansion (CLTE) 15 106*K-1 in 0° and 90° direction -
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    Predrying Value Unit Parameter Norm
    Drying temperature 80 C -
    Drying time 6-8 h -