Core Material |
Main Features |
Main Applications |
| Standard cross-linked PVC | High stiffness & strength-to-weight ratio | General use: wind turbine blades, boat hulls & decks |
| High temperature resistant cross-linked PVC | High stiffness & strength-to-weight ratio, suitable for high processing & service temperatures | General use, where high temperatures are expected |
| PET | Good mechanical properties, good temperature, fatigue & fire performance | Sandwich structures requiring good FST ratings: marine (interior), road & rail (interior and structure) |
| PET | Good compression & shear properties, good temperature & fatigue performance | General use, cost-sensitive applications: wind turbine blades, boat hulls & decks |
| PUR | High impact strength, very good formability | Cost-sensitive applications: wind turbines (nacelles, road (roofs & covers), industry (covers) |
| Reinforced PUR | High mechanical properties. especially in shear & bending | Sandwich structures subjected to very high loads. Stand-alone foam panels. Marine (transoms, stringer, bulkheads), wind turbines (blade close-out), industry (containers) |
| Balsa | High strength & extreme stiffness to weight ratio | General use: wind turbine blades, boat hulls & decks |
| Linear PVC | Outstanding damage tolerance | Structures with risk of high impact loads: marine (boat hulls) |
| PEI | Outstanding FST ratings, excellent temperature performance & good mechanical properties to weight ratio | Sandwich structures requiring very good FST properties. Aerospace (interior), railway (structure & interior), industry (radar covers) |