HEMPEARTH AHF294127 – Hemp Woven Fabric Plain Uni 240g/m2 x 1270mm – 50 Meter Roll “New”
Product description
Innovation that works: The combination of leading edge technical HEMP fibers with collaborative, process-driven solutions
HEMPEARTH™ Unidirectional is a non-crimp unidirectional hemp/polymer fabric with fibers oriented at 0°, suitable for manufacturing of high performance composite products with low environmental impact. As well as its environmental credentials, hemp fiber/polymer has an attractive natural aesthetic and excellent vibration damping properties. Suitable for all laminating processes, including hand-layup, vacuum bagging and resin infusion.
Further advantages are vibration damping properties which are much greater compared to glass or carbon fiber, and less fragile fracture behavior than carbon fiber.
Key performance advantages:
- Very high specific stiffness and strength
- Architecture optimized for composite processing and performance
- Reliable and highly consistent performance across batches
- Viscoelastic behavior providing very efficient vibration damping
- Excellent inherent compatibility with thermosets via covalent bonding
- Very low CTE, hence high thermoelastic compatibility with carbon fibers
- Highly radio-transparent across the entire RF spectrum (1 – 40 GHz) even in thick laminates
- Long fatigue life cyclic loading
- Compatible with vacuum infusion, wet layupm RTM, BIM, autoclave processes and compression molding
This 240gsm hemp cloth is our lightest of our woven hemp cloths. Its fine weave and smooth texture is well suited to use as a surface ply.
About Hemp fiber/polymer
Hemp fiber/polymer is environmentally friendly and sustainable alternative to traditional composite reinforcements such as glass or carbon fiber.
How to Process
Hemp fiber can be processed in a similar way to most dry composite reinforcements including glass or carbon fiber reinforcement and is suitable for use with a wide variety of resins such as epoxy, vinyl ester and polyester resin, including more sustainable or environmentally friendly synthetic and bio-based systems. Hemp reinforcement can be used on its own or in conjunction with other types of reinforcement, including glass or carbon, to achieve the desired properties or appearance.
Dry hemp fiber can be laminated using a range processes including hand layup, vacuum bagged hand layup, resin transfer molding (RTM) and resin infusion.
It is particularly well suited to resin infusion with the fiber’s structure allowing good resin flow through the laminate. The vacuum consolidation results in a high fiber to resin ratio and the vacuum infusion process produces void free laminates with an excellent visual appearance.
Uses
Unidirectional
Aviation: Used as outer layer of many lay-ups and provides a fine surface for painting.
Marine: boat hulls, decking and cabin panels.
Recreational: kayaks, canoes, stand-up paddle boards
How to Buy
This 240g hemp fiber/polymer cloth is 1.27m (39.37″) wide and the fabric is sold by the linear meter on 50 meter rolls. Simply enter the qty according to the number of linear meters you want to buy; the fabric will be supplied in 50 meter rolls.
The unit price shown is for 50 linear meter on a roll but volume discounts are available for larger quantities of fabric.
Please note: Our Uni hemp/polymer composites come on a minimum 50 linear meter roll.
Storage
Hemp fiber/polymer should be stored in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight. Hemp fiber/polymer can absorb moisture from the atmosphere so drying may be required before use, especially if exposed to excessive humidity.
