Trevira Core 150

[colindengate]

Can anybody help me?

I have been looking and looking for properties of Trevira Core 150 ( a non- woven core polyester". I know it is used by some builders in euorpe and have been told that is supplied by Johns Manville in the USA. Sady l cant find a thing about it on the website and have never recivered a reply to may e-mail.

Does anybody have values for the following?
Tensile and Compressive Strength
Tensile and Compressive Modulus
Density
and anything else.

colindengate

[Dutch Peter]

Colin,

Ever since I saw your post I've been trying to find some info!
I now it's being used in boatbuilding, but I'm drawing a blank here to.
Sorry.

Maybe you should try here:

http://www.treviracs.com/englisch/contact/contact.htm

[Guest]

Try www.marinecomposites.com under the "materials" chapter page 76. It gives some properties of Trevira Core 100 (bulker mat similar to Coremat, only made with polyester fibers):

Tensile Strength: 2700 psi
Compressive Strength: 17700 psi
Shear Strength: 1800 psi
Flex Modulus: 443 psi x 10^3
Cured Density: 75 lb/ft^2
Dry Thcikness: 0.100"

Hope this helps.