Product description
Flax fibre braid, suitable for manufacturing fibre reinforced
composite tubes with high performance and low
environmental impact.
Performance advantage
Considering that glass fibers have a density of
2600 kg/m3 and a tensile modulus of 70 GPa, the
flax ampliTex® braid can replace a 50.8 g/m glass
fiber braid
Processing guidelines
• Great compatibility with epoxy and polyester
• Near zero CTE, hence good processing compatibility with carbon fibres
• Compatible with infusion based processes (vacuum infusion, RTM), wet layup, bladder inflation
moulding (BIM) and compression moulding
• Flax fibres always contain some humidity at ambient conditions. Some resins (especially
polyesters) are sensitive to moisture and may badly polymerize or create bubbles. In that case, dry
the fabrics before use (110°C for 15 minutes)
• Fibre weight fraction of 50% can be reached with process pressure > 5 bars. However, the fibres
absorb a lot of 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 it with 50 to 60% resin in weight. Excess resin comes out while
pressing the fabric.