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Old 11-06-2022, 03:26 PM   #590 (permalink)
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Can basalt fiber bridge the gap between glass and carbon?
According to the Fraunhofer report, the basalt composite showed a specific strength 40% higher than E-glass, and a specific stiffness 20% higher than the glass composite. Basalt could be a good choice for applications needing higher performance than glass, but where the cost of carbon can't be justified.

compositesmanufacturingmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/basalt-fiber-diagram.jpg

It deforms instead of shattering like Carbon fiber.
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