UD Prepreg sticking to glass plate altough using 6 layers of Easylease?


UD Prepreg sticking to glass plate altough using 6 layers of Easylease?
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Pier
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I' m currently making tensile test samples for Unidirectional (UD) Prepreg. Therefore, I need to fabricate a 1mm thick unidirectional sheet. I used two glass plates that sandwich five layers of UD Prepreg and are vacuum baged and cured in the Prepreg oven at 100°C (see attached pic). The two glass plates were treated with six layers of Easylease coated with a 20min. separation between each coating. However, I still have the problem that the Prepreg sticks to the glass. I cannot manage to take the Prepreg sheet off the glass without braking the glass or the prepreg sheet (see attached pic). I tired this several times already. Any Idea how to resolve this? What about trying to use PVA or wax as a release agent, instead of Easylease?

Looking forward fot some help

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Pier


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Yeh it's a strange one. Glass can be tricky, but generally with a chemical release agent it works perfectly.

Let us know how you get on with the new release agent! 
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