Ted the Kiwi said...CMC said...The Coco Mat is about 40% lighter though and 50% stronger than even these. That stuff is a serious innovation in composites if you want a spiel.
So is this the new technology that you were threatening to tell us more about last time you were over there but never did? Stop all this teasing and flirting and give us some excitement............for the record its cold, wet and windy as I look out the window today. Please cheer me up with something
I am not sure, I can't keep track with my flirting.
The Coco Mat thing is mental, honestly. I seen the lab test reports and it goes like this in terms of snapping strength, impact resistance etc.
PU has many advantages in riding, being easy to work with etc etc. Unfortunately strength is not one of them.
There are all kinds of Epoxy technology like say wet lay up PU foam glassed with Epoxy, EPS hand lay up Epoxy.
Then you move to say more exotic materials like Innegra's, Carbons etc hand layed up. Stronger than regular glass.
Next up the scale would be the veneer types, like Bamboo's, Pine etc. Not really a sandwich as not thick enough, stronger than say 2 layers of 6 oz cloth.
One more step up and you have Sandwich, using like 3mm PVC etc. This is made stronger with more exotic materials in combination also. Pretty light and strong also. The same strength as this would be the micro sandwich foaming Epoxy used in NSP's, all AST constructions etc.
BUT way up the scale above these is the Coco Mat. It is seriously 50% stronger and the same weight as the PVC sandwich. The Coco is unprocessed and the method it is applied with is a patented technology. Better enviro wise and crazy strong.
Hope this brightens your day.
