Does anyone know a good supplier of basalt fabric in the UK?

i've seen black FG before, think i might try some of this basalt cloth on something

there is black FG in twill weave if you need the look and not the price and performance.
just sayin

CarbonFiberCreations

http://www.basaltex.com/en/products.aspx

I haven't used basalt fibers in composites myself, but I know they are used in higher performance skis and snowboards to add stiffness (just like carbon is). As far as I understand, basalt's performance is in between S-glass fiberglass, and carbon fiber; it is stronger and lighter than the fiber glass but weaker and heavier than carbon fiber, and the pricing is usually in between the two as well.

If I recall correctly, basalt also has a higher compressive strength than carbon fiber. I thought I remember reading that somewhere, but maybe someone on this forum can confirm that. It would also be a good material for getting the "carbon fiber look", without the huge expense.

-Mike-

I have heard of it but never used it

I've heard of it here in Belgium, there is a company making it only 25km away from here... will ask some testsamples in the near future and hope to be able to make some stuff out of it...

have come accross some cloth called 'basalt'

''Basalt fibre is in alot of ways a better alternative to fiberglass, made from basalt, a hard, dense, volcanic rock. It provides high temperature performance and superior strength''

 

anyone heard of this or is this called something else in europe?

or is this spiel a load of cr@p