3A Composites Core Materials Component
BALTEK® SB / SBC structural balsa
End-grain structural balsa core from FSC®-certified plantations, used in boat hulls, decks, bulkheads, superstructures and transoms, and in wind blades.
Description
BALTEK® is a structural core material made from balsa wood, a natural, renewable resource; 3A calls it the first carbon-neutral core material in the world. BALTEK® SB is select-grade structural balsa, and BALTEK® SBC is plantation-controlled structural balsa for infusion, EPD verified and available as an FSC®-mix certified product with physical time-to-kiln (T2K) traceability.
Key features
- Extremely high specific stiffness and strength
- Excellent fatigue and impact resistance
- Meets most FST requirements
- Weight-optimized SBC.80 grade with an average sheet density of 132 kg/m3
- Density range 109–285 kg/m3; operating temperature -212 °C to +163 °C
- Suits vacuum infusion, hand lamination/spray lay-up, prepreg (up to 180 °C), RTM and adhesive bonding
Applications
- Ship and boat hulls (bottoms and sides), decks and liners, hatches
- Bulkheads, superstructures/hardtops and transoms
- Naval boats
- Wind rotor blades
Specifications
| Density (SBC) | 109 - 285 kg/m3 | 6.8 - 17.8 lb/ft3 |
|---|---|
| Average sheet density (SBC.80) | 132 kg/m3 |
| Operating temperature | -212 °C to +163 °C |
| Processing | Vacuum infusion, hand lamination / spray lay-up, prepreg (up to 180 °C), RTM, adhesive bonding |
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