PREPREG TECHNOLOGY

PREPREG TECHNOLOGY

TYPICAL MECHANICAL VALUES ON EPOXY PREPREG LAMINATES

FIBRES
t 90
E-GLASS ARAMID HIGH STRENGTH INTERMEDIATE
CARBON MODULUS CARBON
ll0 UNITS
Volume content of fibres :
60 % (Carbon)
50 % (E-glass - Aramid) UD Fabric UD Fabric UD Fabric UD Fabric
Tensile l MPa 1100 600 1100 500 2000 800 2400 900

t MPa 35 550 35 450 80 750 80 850

El GPa 43 20 60 30 130 70 170 90

Et GPa 8 19 8 30 9 65 9 90
Poisson's
0.28 0.13 0.34 0.2 0.25 0.05 0.27 0.05
ratio l t

Compression l MPa 900 550 250 150 1300 700 1600 800
t MPa 150 500 150 150 250 650 250 750
El GPa 42 17 75 31 115 60 150 80

Et GPa 10 16 5.5 30 10 55 11 75

Flexure l MPa 1200 700 550 400 1800 1000 1400 1200

E l GPa 42 20 40 25 120 65 140 75

In-plane lt MPa 60 55 45 40 95 80 95 80
shear G lt GPa 4 4.2 2.1 4 4.4 5.5 4.4 5

Interlaminar
MPa 75 50 60 50 80 70 80 70
shear

TYPICAL THERMAL PROPERTIES OF PREPREG LAMINATES

Units Glass Aramid High strength

carbon
UD Fabric UD Fabric UD Fabric
Coefficient of expansion 10-6 / K 11 14 - 0.4 - 5.2 0.3 - 0.7 2-3

Thermal conductivity W/m . K 0.4 0.16 - 0.33 0.4 0.21 1 0.86 - 1.44

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