Corsair’s Z-Axis laminar composite technology increases fracture toughness up to 700%
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Corsair’s Z-directional micro-fiber reinforcement technology (Z-Axis) can significantly improve the fracture toughness strength of Laminar Composite, or Organic Polymer Engineering Composite (OPEC), materials used for automotive, military, aerospace, sports, safety and other industrial applications.
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Improving poor interlaminar shear strength is a key challenge for Laminar (OPEC) Composites. Laminar composites feature little or no fiber reinforcement in the thickness (Z) direction. The low inter-ply strength often results in poor impact and interlaminar flexural fatigue strength, a critical failure point. Corsair’s Z-Axis technology electrostatically embeds flock fibers (microfibers) in the Z-direction at each inter-ply interface. For most common laminar composites, Z-Axis dramatically improves interlaminar shear strength, thereby increasing Mode I and Mode II fracture toughness and impact strength.
Corsair’s Z-Axis reduces the energy created by applied loads that grows cracks in composites. Having Z-directional fibers binding composite layers, this energy is dissipated by two activities: one is growing cracks between fabric layers; and another is pulling out flocked fibers. Therefore, pulling out fibers reduces the energy available to grow cracks. |
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