STRUKTOL® POLYDIS®, POLYVERTEC® and POLYPHLOX® Additives for Prepregs in Composite Applications
Composites based on prepregs are used in a wide range of applications:
- Aerospace industry: aircraft fuselages and wings, empennages.
- Transportation (rail, marine): railcar construction, ship superstructures
- Wind energy: rotor blades
- Sports and leisure industry: golf clubs, bicycles, fishing rods, etc.
Prepregs are textile fiber semi-finished products that are pre-impregnated with reactive resins such as epoxy resins. For the production of very high-quality fiber composite components, prepregs are cured in the form of laminates under pressure and temperature.
With STRUKTOL® POLYDIS® and POLYVERTEC® modifiers, e.g. the tack and mechanical properties such as toughness of the prepreg material can be specifically adjusted and increased. In this way, high-performance composite parts (CFRP/GFRP) can be produced, which are often characterized by very low weight and extreme strength and stiffness.
STRUKTOL® POLYPHLOX® Flame Retardant modifiers based on halogen-free phosphorus compounds improve the fire behavior of the material and composite parts made from it.