Glass Chopped Strand Mat

Product Description

Chopped Strand Mats consist of chopped glass fibers bonded together using either an emulsion binder or a polyester powder. The mats are designed to be compatible with unsaturated polyester, vinyl ester and a variety of other resins. Chopped Strand Mats are used as gel-coat backups and standard laminate reinforcements for most contact molding (hand lay-up) applications, including boats, surfboards, panels, tanks and other diverse applications. Their many excellent product characteristics have been used to provide superior performance in a broad range of end-use markets such as marine, transportation, recreation, construction, consumer and anti-corrosion.

Emulsion Chopped Strand Mat

Soft with excellent conformability, maintaining integrity during impregnation

Emulsion bonded mats are soft with excellent conformability while still maintaining integrity during impregnation. They have quick wet-through and wet-out behavior, good laminate translucency and mechanical properties.Typical end-use applications include automotive and transportation parts, boats, chemical tanks and swimming pools.

Powder Chopped Strand Mat

High surface integrity, dry strength when wet, promoting rapid wet-out in resins

Powder bonded mats have high surface integrity, good dry strength for handling (even when wet) and promote rapid wet-out in resins. They also provide excellent laminate properties including corrosion and blister resistance. Typical end uses include marine, consumer and recreation, construction, corrosion resistant and transportation applications.

TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS (Nominal Values) 

PRODUCT AVAILABILITY (Roll Characteristics)

Additional weights (from *0 to **0 g/m2) and widths (from *0 to **0 cm) are available upon request.

A roll is considered to be complete if it measures more than *0% of the nominal length.

PACKAGING (Standard Ref.)

• Each roll is wound on a cardboard tube (internal diameter **1 mm) and packaged in an individual cardboard box, *0 x *0 (L x W); the height is equal to the width of the mat.

• Nine standard rolls are packed vertically on a pallet, secured by shrink-wrap polythene. The pallet is wrapped with polyamide straps. Mat width Pall et dimensions Net pall et weight (kg)

Special packaging: Strips are packed in cardboard boxes or palletized, according to the quantity.

STORAGE

The mat should be stored in its original packaging in a dry and cool place. Best conditions are at temperature from *0 to *5°C and humidity between *5 and *5%. If you store the product at lower temperatures, please move the soon-to-be-processed pallets to the production area *4 hours ahead of time; remove part of the protective cover of each roll to prevent condensation.

You can stock pallets one on one with a plywood plank between the two.