Basalt fibers for Bridges, Load-bearing profiles, Gratings & Concrete reinforcing bars0 pages
Bridges, Load-Bearing Profiles,
Gratings & Concrete Reinforcing Bars
Our advanced basalt fibers show 15-20% higher tensile strength and modulus, better chemical
resistance, extended operating temperature range than regular E glass, getting close to high
strength and corrosion resistant fibers but being less expensive.
Advanced basalt fibers for…
87-90
Properties of fibers in impregnated strand (ASTM D2343) Basalt fiber (Kamenny Vek)
Tensile strength, MPa 2500-3000
S-2® glass
3100-4300
Tensile modulus, GPa 84-87 72-76
E glass
1400-2600
Comparison of basalt and glass fibers
- If your bridge beams are too heavy with E-glass or expensive with S-glass or carbon
fiber reinforcement you can use our basalt fiber to produce stiffer and stronger product
- If your gratings suffer from acid & alkali environment or you need durable &
inexpensive concrete rebars you can try our basalt fiber
900
1000
MPa
1300
1200
1100
1500
1400
1700
1600
1800
Tensile modulus of pultruded rods based
on epoxy resin (60-65% fiber vol.).
ASTM D3039
40
45
GPa
50
55
60
65
43-50
E glass
53-57
55-60
Basalt fiber
Kamenny Vek S-2 glass
900-1200
E glass
1500-2000
1200-1500
Basalt fiber
Kamenny Vek S-2 glass
Tensile strength of pultruded rods based
on epoxy resin (60-65% fiber vol.).
ASTM D3039