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thermoplastic

Focus

Fig. 1: Production of the pirogue

Fig. 2: The pirogue in the Arcachon sea

acrylate structural adhesive (SAF® 30),
which provides structural bonding with
Elium® composite parts, high elongation
at break and curing at room temperature
in a short time.

took 35 minutes for 45 kg of resin. Due
to the size of this part, a resin with a long
open time was used, and the demoulding process took 6 hours after the end of
the infusion. With more reactive grades,
demoulding times between 1 and 2 hours
can be achieved.

Infused under vacuum
The deck was gelcoated with 800 microns
of an Iso-NPG gelcoat specifically recommended for marine parts and showing
good adhesion with the Elium® resin
(Figure 1). The 22 kg of Elium® resin were
infused under vacuum in 15 minutes, with
a good permeability of the glass reinforcement to this resin. Triaxial non-crimp
fabrics (NCF), unidirectional (UD)
fabrics and glass mats were used as reinforcements for the part. The hull infusion

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