Basalt Continuous Fiber

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Basalt Continuous Fibers

Properties Of Basalt Fiber Basalt is a hard, dense, dark volcanic rock composed chiefly of plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine, and often having a glassy appearance. The name "basalt" is usually given to a wide variety of dark-brown to black volcanic rocks, which form when molten lava from deep in the earth's crust rises up and solidifies. Basalt deposits frequently cover areas on many thousands of square kilometers. Basalt differs from granite in being a fine-grained extrusive rock and having a higher content of Iron and Magnesium. The density of basalt rock is between 2.8 and 2.9 g/cm. It is also extremely hard 5 to 9 on Mho's scale. This gives basalt a superior abrasion resistance and casted basalt is often used as a paving and building material. While the commercial applications of cast basalt have been well known for a long time, it is less known that basalt can be formed into continuous fiber having unique mechanical and chemical properties. Basalt Woven Fabrics Property Weight Weave Count Type of yarn Physical Properties Property Density Thermal linear expansion 0-300 Mechanical Properties Property Tensile strength Elastic modulus Elongation at break Chemical Analysis Element % Unit MPa GPa % Value 4840 89 3.15 Unit g/cm ppm/deg C Value 2.7 8.0 [picks/dm] [tex] Unit [g/m] Value 750 twill 3/1 119/78 330

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Basalt Continuous Fiber

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SiO2 Al2O3 Fe2O3 MgO CaO Na2O K2O TiO2 P2O5 MnO Cr2O3

58.7 17.2 10.3 3.82 8.04 3.34 0.82 1.16 0.28 0.16 0.06

Comparison Characteristics
Physical Properties Property Density Thermal Linear Expansion 0-300C Mechanical Properties Property Tensile Strength Elastic modulus Elongation at Break Basalt Fiber Laminates Composite test panel was fabricated by resin transfer molding. The panel consisted of 5 plies of wide weave basalt fabric and the resulting composite was roughly equal to a [0/90] laminate. The resin used was Shell EPON-862 with curing agent W. The fiber volume in the composite was approximately 44%. Characteristics of Basalt Laminate Width Thickness Failure Load Ultimate Strength Elastic modulus Poisson's Ratio Comparative Characteristics of Basalt and E-Glass Laminates Quasi-isotropic Composite Elastic modulus Ultimate Strength Basalt Laminate 34 GPa (4.9 MP.S.I.) 579 MPa (84 kP.S.I.) E-Glass Laminate 17.2 GPa (2.5 MP.S.I.) 207 MPa (30 kP.S.I.) 24.9 mm 3.25 mm 46.205 kN 578.8 MPa 33.94 GPa 0.193 0.979" 0.126" 10.126 lb 83.95 kP.S.I. 4.92 MP.S.I. Unit MPa GPa % Basalt 4840 89 3.15 E-Glass 3450 77 4.7 S-Glass 4710 89 5.6 Unit g/cm ppm/C Basalt 2.7 8.0 E-Glass 2.57 5.4 S-Glass 2.48 2.9

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