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Carbon fiber sheet thickness calculator

October 10, 2009 by admin  
Filed under product news

Sierra Composites regularily gets questions regarding carbon fiber sheet laminate thickness in metric measurements. We do have unit conversion charts with other sheet data such as weight on every product item in our online store. However to make it even more simple to convert from inches to millimeters or even centimeters, we have built a javascript unit converter so you can easily covert whatever you need to. Once you know what thickness carbon fiber sheet laminate you need, click over to our online store at www.sierracomposites.com to purchase. [inline] [/inline]

Carbon Fiber Sheet Thickness Calculator

Convert carbon fiber sheet from inches / centimeters / millimeters.
1. Select a unit from the "From" dropdown list and one from the "To" dropdown list. 2. Enter a numeric value, and click "To" button.
From To
 
centimeters = 1 centimeters
 
Enter
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Basalt fiber double sided sheet

September 15, 2009 by admin  
Filed under basalt composites

Our new double sided Basalt fiber sheet is similar to our regular Basalt sheet in that it far surpasses fiberglass G-10 garolite sheets. Again G-10 garolite has a tensile strength of 40,000 psi whereas our Basalt fiber sheet has 70,000 psi. We are currently offering a limited number of these for our customers to try out. Remember Sierra Composites is the only North American manufacturer of basalt fiber sheets. Our double sided sheets have an excellent surface ready for paint. An 10.5″x7.5″ sheet at .047″ (1.2mm)  only weighs 4oz (106g). Price is $22.95. You can purchase these right here from our online store.
Property Unit Basalt E-Glass S-Glass
Tensile Strength MPa 484 345 471
Elastic modulus GPa 89 77 89
Elongation at Break % 3.15 4.7 5.6
 

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Basalt fiber sheets for R/C use

June 22, 2009 by admin  
Filed under basalt composites, product news

basaltthumb Sierra Composites has just released the first size of our Basalt fiber sheets specifically designed for R/C use. Basalt fiber composites have mechanical properties close and in some cases greater than carbon fiber sheets, the greatest difference is that they are very inexpensive. Basalt fiber sheets are also a great improvement over the typical fiberglass G-10 sheets. Fiberglass G-10 sheets are designed for printed electronic circuit boards not R/C applications and therefore have all the low grade qualities of e-glass fiberglass, the lowest of all composite fibers. Compare a typical G-10 garolite tensile strength of 40,000 psi to a basalt 9 micron fiber tensile strength of 70,000 psi. If you plan on using G-10 garolite for a structural application you can see how much more strength you could have by using a basalt sheet instead. Remember Sierra Composites is the only North American manufacturer of basalt fiber sheets. Our sheets have an excellent surface ready for paint and a slight texture back for bonding. An 11″x8″ sheet at .022″ only weighs 1.9oz (53g) and the cost is only $11.95.  Check these sheets out on our e-store right here.

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