UV-curing glass-reinforced polyester
Soft in your hands, hard after daylight
FiberTec® is a versatile sheet material that increases the quality, speed and efficiency of applications and repairs in many industries.
- no mixing on site
- 1 component
- sheet thickness
- 1.5 / 2.0 mm
- per roll
- 10 × 0.95 m
- service temperature
- −50 to 100 °C
The material
A laminate between two films
FiberTec® is a one-component ultraviolet (UV) light curable glass-reinforced polyester, manufactured in sheet form. A matrix of resin, fillers and E-type glass reinforcement is sandwiched between two nylon films.
It is a special low-styrene formulation that contains approximately one third of the styrene of the usual two-component liquid polyester resins. The films minimise emissions, make handling and shaping easier and can be marked out when transferring templates.
In its uncured state FiberTec is extremely soft and pliable. It can be moulded into any shape, wrapped around or laid on, and bonded to any clean surface.
- Cut to size with a craft knife or scissors
- Self-extinguishing once cured
- Cures in daylight or under UV-A lamps
Application
From roll to cured laminate in four steps
FiberTec has a bottom side with a coloured film and a slightly rougher surface, and a top side with a transparent film.
01
Cut
Cut the amount you need on a flat table, leaving the roll in its box. Close the box after use so daylight cannot cure the roll.
02
Peel and place
Remove the bottom film: the sheet is now tacky and can be applied. The top film stays on and ends up on the outside.
03
Shape and overlap
Mould the sheet around the object. Where sheets overlap, remove the top film first. Smooth seams and surfaces with transparent tape.
04
Cure
Expose to daylight or UV lamps. The top film can be removed before or after curing, as required.
Important: areas that still need a FiberTec connection later must not cure yet. Mask them with UV-blocking tape, such as aluminium tape.
UV light sources
When daylight is not enough
FiberTec cures under UV-A light. Three types of artificial lighting are used; with any UV source, avoid looking into the lamp at close range for long periods.
80 W UV tube, 1500 mm
Relatively low power, so it is placed close to the material. No special precautions are needed at the work site.
300 W UV spot
High UV-A output with extremely low UV-B and UV-C. Useful for curing objects in awkward places. No special precautions are needed.
400 W UV lamp on tripod
Very high UV-A output, with very small amounts of UV-B and UV-C. Keep your distance from the beam: beyond 4 metres the intensity is negligible.
In use
One material, many shapes
Flanges and spools 
Valves 
Tanks and vessels
Video
FiberTec in industry
Thirty seconds of applications on process plants and terminals.
Technical data
Properties of cured FiberTec
| Property | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 1805 | kg/m³ | DIN 53479 |
| Tensile strength | 55.7 | N/mm² | DIN 53455 |
| Tensile modulus of elasticity | 13,500 | N/mm² | DIN 53457 |
| Flexural strength | 146 | N/mm² | DIN 53452 |
| Flexural modulus of elasticity | 10,000 | N/mm² | DIN 53457 |
| Compressive strength | 150 | N/mm² | DIN 53454 |
| Modulus of elasticity | 15,600 | N/mm² | DIN 53457 |
| Impact resistance | 57.5 | kJ/m² | DIN 53453 |
| Linear expansion coefficient | 30 × 10⁻⁶ | 1/K | DIN 53452 |
| Fibre content | 20 | weight % | DIN 53479 |
| Volume shrinkage | 0.15 | % | DIN 53464 |
| Hardness | 60 | Barcol | — |
| Insulation resistance | 3.2 × 10⁴ | Ω | — |
| Styrene emission | < 15 | ppm | — |
| Application temperature | > 5 | °C | — |
| Thickness | 1.5 / 2.0 | mm | — |
| Roll length × width | 10 × 0.95 | m | — |
| Weight | approx. 3 | kg/m² | — |
| Total roll weight | approx. 30 | kg | — |
All values apply to fully cured material. The downloadable data sheets are leading.
Fire and temperature
Self-extinguishing, halogen-free
FiberTec withstands temperatures from −50 °C to 100 °C and short peak loads up to 150 °C. It cannot be applied when the surface it is applied to is hotter than 50 °C.
FiberTec is a self-extinguishing material that does not support fire. Unlike normal polyester, no halogen gases are released during combustion.
- German standard DIN 4102, class B1
- British standard BS 476 Part 6, class 1
- ASTM E84-98: < 15
Contact
Ask us about FiberTec
Not sure whether FiberTec suits your application, or which thickness you need? Describe the object and the conditions, and we will advise.
- Postal address
- FiberTecPO Box 2488440 AE HeerenveenThe Netherlands
- Phone & e-mail
- +31 (0) 513 682 700info@fibertec.net