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Composite Fabrics

Use these resin-free fabrics to reinforce or repair existing composites as well as create new composites. Mold custom-shaped composite parts by layering your choice of fabric with an epoxy. The epoxy (sold separately) is a two-part resin that begins to harden in 15 hours and reaches full strength in 4 days. Finished composite pieces withstand temperatures up to 250° or 350° F.
Fabrics with a plain, twill, or triaxial weave have fibers that are woven in alternating directions for uniform strength and rigidity in all directions. Easier to machine than fabrics with a unidirectional weave, their woven pattern holds the fibers together to limit splintering. Plain-weave fabrics are more rigid and maintain their shape better than twill-weave fabrics. However, they are not as strong and easy to manipulate as twill- and triaxial-weave fabrics.
Carbon-fiber fabrics have the highest strength of all our composite fabrics.