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Re: Material: Diolen
By:Reg Lake
Date: 1/27/2013, 11:30 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Diolen (Dan Caouette (CSCWC))

Hi Dan and Matt,

Small correction, Kevlar is tough but it does not stretch it excels in tensile strength, Diolen can stretch. Kevlar is vulnerable to UV and can absorb water so is often sandwiched under glass and gel coat. This also allows for shallow surface repairs without fuzzing the Kevlar fiber.

Another caution on the example you chose is the compatibility issue of using a vinylester gelcoat on epoxy without the proper boundary layer. Not a slam on your chosen example, just a caution to others that model with the shown layup schedule.

Reg

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Material: Diolen
Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/22/2013, 7:00 pm
Re: Material: Diolen *PIC*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/22/2013, 7:40 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 1/23/2013, 12:41 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 1/24/2013, 6:02 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2013, 12:39 am
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Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/23/2013, 1:06 am
Re: Material: Diolen Material Properties???
Marc Upchurch -- 1/23/2013, 1:56 pm
Re: Material: Diolen Material Properties???
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 1/23/2013, 2:26 pm
Re: Material: Diolen Material Properties???
Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/23/2013, 2:26 pm
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Oliver -- 1/23/2013, 4:59 pm
Re: Material: Diolen Material Properties???
Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/23/2013, 6:26 pm
Re: Material: Diolen
Bill Hamm -- 1/25/2013, 2:08 pm
Re: Material: Diolen
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/25/2013, 2:41 pm
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Matt Jakubek -- 1/26/2013, 5:25 pm
Re: Material: Diolen
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/27/2013, 6:48 am
One last thought...
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/27/2013, 7:05 am
Re: One last thought...
Matt Jakubek -- 1/27/2013, 11:46 am
Re: Material: Diolen
Reg Lake -- 1/27/2013, 11:30 am
Re: Material: Diolen
Matt Jakubek -- 1/27/2013, 12:07 pm
Re: Material: Diolen
Reg Lake -- 1/27/2013, 12:40 pm
Re: Material: Diolen
Roy Martin -- 1/27/2013, 1:08 pm
Re: Material: Diolen
Reg Lake -- 1/27/2013, 1:27 pm
Re: Material: Diolen
Roy Martin -- 1/27/2013, 4:13 pm
Re: Material: Diolen
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/28/2013, 6:23 am
Re: Material: Diolen
Bill Hamm -- 1/27/2013, 2:29 am