REFLECTOR:STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE

[Al Gietzen]

Tensile strength is primarily from the fibers; compressive strength is
primarily from the epoxy.  "Stiffness", as in bending, is a combination
of the two.

Al

Is this accurate?  I was under the impression that a very small
percentage 
of the ultimate (load bearing) strength is from the resin.  "strength"
is 
derived from the fibers .  the resin merely keeps the fibers lined up?

Larry Epstein
173 FGE

>I'm saying that for a laminate of the same strength or of the same 
>stiffness you'd use fewer plies (and thus have less weight) with ProSet

>than with WEST.  (Note that they're both made by Gougeon)
>


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