PC90 Polyester Cruising Laminate
0, 90, and 45 degree directions are smashed at high
force onto a platform. After almost 1000 repetitions,
the abuse is so severe that laminates with anything but
superb adhesion fly apart. Other tests include:
wicking, soaking, action-cycled washing, tear, breaking, and abrasion.
Applications
w Radial mainsails and # 3 genoas on boats up to 44
feet.
w Medium or heavy # ‘1’s on boats to 62’.
w # 2 genoas on up to 52’ boats.
Co n t i n u o u s L o ad S tre t c h C u r v e s
2' x 16" Test Sample
S tre tch
O n e u n it = 1 / 1 0 0 "
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Challenge Sailcloth is pleased to announce its
line of PET polyester cruising laminates. Consisting of
layers of fabric / film / scrim / fabric, these fabrics are
designed for the sailor who wants the performance of a
laminate with the feel and look of a woven.
w PC90 has a scrim construction of 6 x 5 (warp x fill)
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yarns per inch of 3000 x 500 denier PET polyester.
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w The scrim is a laid-up, non-woven matrix, made by a
Stretch
precise machine which inserts yarns with no crimp, so
yarn masses efficiently resist stretch.
w There is a total of 2.0 mils of PET polyester film.
w Sandwiching the film and scrim is a beefy 150 denier
low crimp PET polyester taffeta on both sides.
w The weight is 9.0 Oz. per sailmaker’s yard. (28.5” x
36”)
Lamination
w These laminates are processed by Challenge
personnel.
w All laminates are tested for adhesion on Challenge’s
state of the art impact flutter machine. Test samples of
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Po u n d s o f L o ad
Elongation in 1/100" at Various Loads
Warp
1.5
Fill
4
10 Lb Flutter
1.5
4.5
6
50 Lb.
50 Lb. Flutter
5.5
6
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10 Lb.
45 Deg.
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Lbs. Required to Stretch Sample 1 %
1 % Stretch
Warp
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CT - USA 860-871-8030 * California - USA 949-722-7448 * web site: challengesailcloth.com
UK 44-0-1489-581696 * Norway 47-2265-7610 * Australia 61-0-29638-4333
PC110 Polyester Cruising Laminate
the abuse is so severe that laminates with anything but
superb adhesion fly apart. Other tests include:
wicking, soaking, action-cycled washing, tear, breaking, and abrasion.
Applications
w Radial mainsails and # 3 genoas on boats up to 62 ft.
w Back ends (PC90 up front) of med, hvy. # ‘1’s on
boats to 70’. # 2 genoas on up to 65’ boats.
C o n t i n u o u s L o a d S tre t c h C u r v e s
2' x 16" Test Sample
S tr e t c h
O n e u n it = 1 / 1 0 0 "
Challenge Sailcloth is pleased to announce its
line of PET polyester cruising laminates. Consisting of
layers of fabric / film / scrim / fabric, these fabrics are
designed for the sailor who wants the performance of a
laminate with the feel and look of a woven.
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40
30
Fiber / Construction
w PC110 has a scrim construction of 6 x 5 (warp x fill)
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yarns per inch of 4000 x 500 denier PET polyester.
The scrim is a laid-up, non-woven matrix, made by a
precise machine which inserts yarns with no crimp, so
yarn masses efficiently resist stretch.
There is a total of 2.0 mils of PET polyester film.
Sandwiching the film and scrim is a beefy 150 denier
low crimp PET polyester taffeta on both sides.
The weight is 10.2 Oz. / sailmaker’s yard. (28.5” x
36”)
Lamination
w All laminates are tested for adhesion on Challenge’s
state of the art impact flutter machine. Test samples of
0, 90, and 45 degree directions are smashed at high
force onto a platform. After almost 1000 repetitions,
Bi
20
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Stretch
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Po u n d s o f L o a d
Elongation in 1/100" at Various Loads
10 Lb.
Warp
1
Fill
4
45 Deg.
5
10 Lb Flutter
1
4.5
5.5
50 Lb.
50 Lb. Flutter
4.5
4.5
2 1 .5
2 2 .5
30
32
Lbs. Required to Stretch Sample 1 %
1 % Stretch
Warp
Fill
45 Deg.
190
40
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CT - USA 860-871-8030 * California - USA 949-722-7448 * web site: challengesailcloth.com
UK 44-0-1489-581696 * Norway 47-2265-7610 * Australia 61-0-29638-4333
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