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DSM showcases composite innovations

Royal DSM will demonstrate its composite innovations and share its knowledge of high-performance composites at JEC World 2018, in Paris next month.

13th February 2018

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Paris

Sports/​Outdoor, Transport/​Aerospace

The manufacturer of the ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMwPE) fibre branded as Dyneema has found a way to leverage the fibre’s properties in different end uses by combining it with carbon. “Combining Dyneema with carbon fibre and a thermoset resin yields a hybrid composite called carbon with Dyneema. The resulting material significantly improves the performance of pure carbon composites in terms of ductility, vibrational dampening and weight reduction. For example, it can increase impact energy absorption by up to 100% while removing the risk of splintering,” the company reports.

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