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CNG cylinder manufacturers test
Basalt fibre offers an alternative to carbon and glass in the filament winding of compressed natural gas cylinders.
The manufacture of compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinders is growing rapidly worldwide. This is in line with growing demand from the automotive industry for cheaper and ecologically ‘cleaner’ fuel, and in particular compressed natural gas.
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Environmentally friendly recycling of cars
Recycling scrapped cars plays an important role in reducing pollution by decreasing the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. A new study has investigated advanced technologies to increase the recovery rate from end-of-life vehicles, which can help EU Member States achieve EU targets for resource and energy recovery.
Approximately 9 million end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) are scrapped every year in the EU and recycling plays an important part of the waste disposal process. Cars are primarily composed of metal (about 75 per cent) and a range of other materials.
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Techtextil North America Symposium
Atlanta, GA, USA, April 9, 2002
"Continuous Filament Basalt, A Unique Fiber Capable of Leadership in High Temperature Applications"
This paper will focus on the applications for a very common material, basalt rock, in a
relatively new form, continuous filament basalt (CFB). Basalt is the most common rock
type in the earth’s crust. During the past twenty years the technology was developed in
the former Soviet Union to melt this once molten rock and form continuous fibers. The
continuous strand of multiple filaments can then be twisted into a yarn, plied into a multi-
strand roving or cut into chopped fiber. The CFB can be converted into woven or non-
woven textiles or used to reinforce composite structures with techniques similar to those
used with continuous filament fiberglass.
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Continuous basalt fiber
Continuous basalt fiber is considered by many specialists as one of the most prominent composite materials which possess the unique combination of advantages and at the same time much more cost-effective compared to other high perfomance fibers. Authorities in Russia and many other countries strongly support promotion of this product into industrial applications.
Our team has made great work to collect and classify all data about basalt fiber and other advanced composites available at the moment in media and manuals. All this information is arranged in appropriate chapters starting from products and technologies to pricing and availability of advanced composites on the market.
Advantages of basalt fiber
- Higher heat resistance
- Higher chemical resistance
- 25% higher tensile strength and stiffness
- Excellent recicling
- Attractive dark-brown color
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Basalt Fibers: Alternative To Glass?
Bogen Imaging Camera tripod specialist Gitzo SA has added a line of tripods and monopods that feature telescoping legs made from basalt fiber composites. The line joins tripod offerings in carbon composites and aluminum. At left is a fully extended basalt monopod; at right, a close up of a basalt tripod.