Topics Covered
Background
Constructex™ Carbon Fibre Solutions for the Construction Industry
Applications of Constructex™
The Constructex™ Bonded Weave System
Benefits of Constructex™
Constructex™ Products Commonly Used in The Construction Industry
Quality Control
About Sigmatex
Background
From new bridge construction to building and infrastructure repair, Sigmatex fabrics are used extensively throughout the construction industry.
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Constructex™ Carbon Fibre Solutions for the Construction Industry
The Constructex™ range of fabrics is aimed at Specifiers and Construction Chemical Suppliers who wish to maximize the performance of a multi-component composite repair system by using a carbon fibre material with the best all-round performance.
Applications of Constructex™
Available in a variety of high strength and high modulus options, in a range of widths and areal weights, Constructex™ fabrics can either upgrade existing systems as a drop-in fabric replacement, or serve as the core for new system development.
Constructex™ can be used to strengthen:
- Columns
- Beams
- Chimneys
- Pipes and tunnels
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- Bridges
- Piers
- Slabs and walls
- Silos and tanks.
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The Constructex™ Bonded Weave System
Unlike non-woven unidirectional tapes and tow sheets, the Constructex™ bonded weave system ensures excellent fabric stability and fibre alignment during handling and installation. The discrete tow weave construction enables rapid and easy resin saturation through the fabric, ensuring highly efficient filament wet-out whilst eliminating surface voids.
Benefits of Constructex™
Benefits of of using Constructex™ include:
- High tensile strength fibre utilisation
- Excellent fabric handling and impregnation characteristics
- Fibre sizing compatible with all standard ambient-cure epoxy systems;
- Customised fabrics where needed
- Technically superior, quality assured products
Constructex™ Products Commonly Used in The Construction Industry
A selection of Constructex™ products typically used in the construction industry include:
- 200GSM/PW-BUD/T700SC 12K 50C
- 300GSM/PW-BUD/T700SC 12K 50C
- 400GSM/PW-BUD/ High Strength 12K
- 500GSM/PW-BUD/ High Strength 12K
- 600GSM/PW-BUD/High Strength Carbon
- 680GSM/PW-BUD/34-700 24K
Constructex™ fabrics offer very low crimp compared to woven materials, along with good drapeability for conformance to all standard construction detail geometries.
Quality Control
Rigorous quality control from a high-tech, ISO 9001 aerospace weaver, ensures high quality consistence and full traceability – a critical requirement for composite applications in civil engineering today.
About Sigmatex
Sigmatex, one of the world’s leading converters of Carbon Fibre, offers a comprehensive range of superior dry reinforcement systems for use in structural repair and strengthening schemes.
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