Woven Basalt fiber fabrics

Basalt fiber is a material made from extremely fine fibers of basalt, which is composed of the minerals plagioclase, pyroxene, and olivine. It is similar to fiberglass, having better physicomechanical properties than fiberglass, but being significantly cheaper than carbon fiber. It is used as a fireproof textile in the aerospace and automotive industries and can also be used as a composite to produce products such as camera tripods and tennis rackets.

Category:
Weight Fiber type Weave Fiber Count(10mm) Thickness Width
GSM Warp X Weft mm cm
100 35 tex  plain/twill  15 x 14 0.1 100-200
200 100 tex  plain/twill 12 x 12 0.23 100-200
300 300 tex  plain/twill 5 x 5 0.3 100-200
320 300 tex  plain/twill 6 x 5.5 0.32 100-200
430 300 tex  plain/twill 7 x 7.5 0.37 100-200
640 800 tex  plain/twill 5 x 3 0.58 100-200
900 750 tex  plain/twill 6 x 6 0.76 100-200
  • 1.27m and 1.5m widths are also available
  • MOQ is 100m for in-stock items and 200m for non-stock.

Comparison with other materials

Material Density
(g/cm³)		 Tensile strength
(Gpa)		 Specific strength Elastic modulus
(Gpa)		 Specific
modulus
Steel rebar rebar 7.85 0.5 0.0637 210 26.8
A-glass 2.46 2.1 0.854 69 28
C-glass 2.46 2.5 1.02 69 28
E-glass 2.60 2.5 0.962 76 29.2
S-2 glass 2.49 4.83 1.94 97 39
Silicon 2.16 0.206-0.412 0.0954-0.191
Quartz 2.2 0.3438 0.156
Carbon fiber (large) 1.74 3.62 2.08 228 131
Carbon fiber (medium) 1.80 5.10 2.83 241 134
Carbon fiber (small) 1.80 6.21 3.45 297 165
Kevlar K-29 1.44 3.62 2.51 41.4 28.7
Kevlar K-149 1.47 3.48 2.37
Polypropylene 0.91 0.27-0.65 0.297-0.714 38 41.8
Polyacrylonitrile 1.18 0.50-0.91 0.424-0.771 75 63.6
Basalt fiber 2.65 2.9-3.1 1.09-1.17 85-87 32.1-32.8

Application of Basalt fiber

  • Heat protection
  • Friction materials
  • Windmill blades
  • Lamp posts
  • Ship hulls
  • Car bodies
  • Sports equipment
  • Speaker cones
  • Cavity wall ties
  • Rebar
  • Load bearing profiles
  • CNG cylinders and pipes
  • Absorbent for oil spills
  • Chopped strand for concrete reinforcement
  • High pressure vessels (e.g. tanks and gas cylinders)
  • Pultruded rebar for concrete reinforcement (e.g. for bridges and buildings)

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