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Basalt Fiber: High mechanical properties
Analysis of mechanical properties of basalt fiber took from advertizing materials of the world leading producer - Kamenny Vek Company, Russia. The main priority of this Company is production of high quality basalt fiber with high and stable mechanical properties.
Testing has been run in laminates. Such testing is the most correct way of properties measurement compared to testing of monofilaments or of dry bundle of fibers. Customers are interested to know not only theoretic tensile strength but also influence of fiber/matrix adhesion and catenary on mechanical properties of final product.
All tests have been run in respected European laboratories and all related figures you can find here are not kinds of advertisement but real fiber properties which you can use for your own calculations. Test results show 25% increasing of tensile strength and 15% increasing of modulus of basalt fiber compared to E-glass.
So high mechanical properties allow considering basalt fiber as an excellent alternative to specialty fibers, such as S-2 fiber, especially taking into account its extremely low price. It may be very interesting for customers who are looking for fibers with high mechanical properties but have price restrictions. This can be producers of SNG cylinders, wind mill blades, car parts etc.