Basalt fiber

http://www.gizmag.com/volcanic-composite-fipofix-sailboat/36242/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9f4f1a760f-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-9f4f1a760f-90248426

Sounds good, so who has heard of this stuff and is it the future?

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ifoxwell Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 05 Jan 06 Location: Hoo Online Status: Offline Posts: 669	Post Options Post Reply Quote ifoxwell Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Basalt fiber Posted: 27 Mar 15 at 9:17am
	http://www.gizmag.com/volcanic-composite-fipofix-sailboat/36242/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=9f4f1a760f-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-9f4f1a760f-90248426 Sounds good, so who has heard of this stuff and is it the future?
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Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Mar 15 at 11:28am
	Dunno anything about the fibre, but who knew there was an Open 16 class?
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turnturtle Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 05 Dec 14 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2538	Post Options Post Reply Quote turnturtle Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Mar 15 at 11:37am
	I know I wouldn't touch a Jamie Lynn Phoenix .... but that's no reason to dismiss the material science in its construction.

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	Love it, but it doesn't half look nosey...
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Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Mar 15 at 12:34pm
	Looks like it would be better off with a Mini Transat style spoon bow.
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	Basalt looks to have, at best, only the properties of S-glass, which doesn't compare that well against carbon. The density lets it down as it is much denser than carbon (2.8vs 1.8), this stuffs the specific properties (strength and stiffness vs weight) which is what is important in marine structures.

alstorer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899	Post Options Post Reply Quote alstorer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Mar 15 at 7:08am
	2.8 is poor versus e-glass... all the glass fibre we use in our prepregs is e-glass, it's the standard used for industrial, wind, even aerospace (glass is used eg for nose cones). Basalt isn't something we're showing any interest in.
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