Preliminary Product Data Sheet, V0

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ampliTex Art. No. 5040

Product description
ampliTex®
Bidirectional fabric with fibers oriented at 0° and 90°, suitable for
Art. No. 5040 manufacturing fiber reinforced composite products with a high
performance and a low environmental impact. ampliTex® 5040 has
flax balanced weave
a very good drapability and is ideal for complex shapes. High
(0°/90°) 300 gsm laminate stiffness is obtained due to the low crimp twill 2/2
weave.

Fabric construction Performance advantage Technical specifications Dry fibres** Composite *

Fibre type: Flax (EU) Modulus // to fibres 55 GPa 13.8 GPa
Considering that glass fibers have a density of 2.6 kg/dm3
Construction: 0°/90°, balanced twill Modulus ⊥ to fibres 5.4 GPa -
and a tensile modulus of 70 GPa, the flax ampliTex® 0°/90°

Tensile
2/2 weave 300 gsm can replace a 495 gsm glass fiber 0°/90° fabric to Strength // to fibres 540 MPa 129 MPa
have the same stiffness in tension. Strength ⊥ to fibres - -
Yarn tex: 300 TEX
Strain to failure // to fibres - 1.26 %
In compression, the performance of flax is a bit lower,
Fabric weight : 300 gsm +/- 5% ®
thus the flax ampliTex 0°/90° 300 gsm can replace a 410 Strain to failure ⊥ to fibres - -
150 gsm in each direction gsm glass fiber 0°/90° fabric to have the same stiffness. Modulus // to fibres 50 GPa 12.7GPa
Modulus ⊥ to fibres 4.8 GPa -
Measurements

Flexural
This fabric is ideal to be combined with the powerRibs
Strength // to fibres 550 GPa 168 MPa
Standard width: 1000 mm fabrics 5019 and 5020, replacing a 600gsm carbon fiber
layer with same performances in bending. Strength ⊥ to fibres - -
Standard roll length: 50 m Yield strength // to fibres 170 GPa -
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Density 1350 kg/cm

* Properties measured on samples with 5 layers aligned at 0°, manufactured

in a press with 5 bars pressure (45% fiber weight, 40% fiber volume fraction),
with Epoxy Araldite 5052
** Properties calculated from tests with UD fabrics with the same fibers

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 Preliminary Product Data Sheet, V0
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ampliTex Art. No. 5040
Ecological aspects Processing guidelines
Grown in France and Belgium, flax used at
Bcomp is a regional resource.  Great compatibility with epoxy and polyester
Production of flax has a negative global
warming indicator because of the CO2  Near zero CTE, hence good processing compatibility with carbon fibres
sequestration by photosynthesis.
 Compatible with infusion based processes (vacuum infusion, RTM), wet layup, bladder inflation moulding (BIM)
10 and compression moulding
Human toxicity
[kh 1,4-DB eq/kg]

8 9.1
 Flax fibres always contain some humidity at ambient conditions. Some resins (especially polyesters) are
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sensitive to moisture and may badly polymerize or create bubbles. In that case, dry the fabrics before use
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0.2 (110°C for 15 minutes)
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ampliTex Glass fibres  Fibre weight fraction of 50% can be reached with process pressure > 5 bars. However, the fibres absorb a lot of
flax resin when hand-laminating the fabric and it tends to look “dry” (unless too much resin is used) before
pressure is applied. We recommend controlling the amount of adhesive used for laminating and impregnating
3 it with 50 to 60% resin in weight. Excess resin comes out while pressing the fabric.
Greenhouse gas 
emissions
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[t CO2 eq/t]

2 2.2
1
1 0.7
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ampliTex Glass fibres
flax
33 Non-renewable energy
26 
consumption
26
[MJ/kg]

20
13 17
7
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ampliTex Glass fibres
flax

For further details please contact us on: t +41 (0)26 558 84 02 | email: [email protected]

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