Fibreglass Layer Query


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posted 11 Years Ago HOT
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Hi from Chester by the way!

I'm a designer and manufacturer of surfboards, and i'm working on a few projects in which i'm trying to minimise weight without sacrificing strength, particularly compression strength.

Currently, the deck of my boards use 2 layers of 4oz (~113g) woven S Glass with PE resin.

I have an idea to use one layer of biaxial 320g fibreglass with epoxy resin on the deck. From what I've read, biaxial glass is more effective in distributing compressive loads across the laminate, so will this construction result in a strong but compression resistant laminate?

Both constructions are laminated around a PU foam core...
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jm_aw - 11 Years Ago
     Welcome, good to have another Northerner on board. :) Using biaxial will certainly give you a...
wozza - 11 Years Ago

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