Evopreg® PA
- Chemical Family
- Polyamides
Evopreg® PA is a range of thermoplastic tape manufactured from polyamide-6 (PA6) polymer with unidirectional carbon fiber and is suitable for automated tape laying, winding and compression molding into highperformance, lightweight components. Thermoplastic tapes can provide outstanding mechanical performance, clean manufacturing processes, low waste and the potential for easier recyclability at end-of-life. Much like traditional thermosets, there are also multiple processing routesavailable; however, processed parts can be subsequently post-formed to create more complex shapes. Additionally, thermoplastic tapes can be stored almost indefinitely, compared to the limited shelf-life of pre-impregnated thermoset tapes.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Fabric
Product families
Applications
- Pipes & Plumbing
- Structural Components
- Equipment & Parts
Product Families
- Thermoplastic Prepregs
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Evopreg
- End Uses
- Pipe Reinforcement, Structural Components, Tanks
- Functions
- Prepreg
- Polymer Name
- Polyamide 6 (PA 6)
- Processing Methods
- Compression Molding, Filament Winding
- Reinforcement Form
- Unidirectional Fabric
- Reinforcement Material
- Carbon Fibers
- Markets
- Building & Construction
- Industrial
- Advantages
Processing speed; High automation levels possible; Flexible, multi-stage processing – hybrid structures, inserts and overmoulding; Excellent impact resistance; More controlled – no chemical reactions or storage issues
- Properties
Evopreg® PA exhibits a high strength-to-weight ratio and is well suited to a variety of applications where strength and toughness are required.
- Technology
- Composite Materials
- Composites End Use
- Pipe Reinforcement
- Structural Components
- Tanks
- Material Features
- Excellent Toughness
- Good Mechanical Properties
- High Impact Resistance
- High Performance
- High Strength
- High Strength to Weight Ratio
- Light Weight
- Manufacturing Process
Winding; Compression molding – laid preforms, chopped tapes; Automated fiber placement (AFP); Automated tape laying (ATL)
- Composite Materials Functions
- Prepreg
- Composites Processing Methods
- Compression Molding
- Filament Winding
