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ampliTex™ Hybrid Carbon UD Tape — 5027
Bcomp ? FLAX-CF-HYBRID
Manufacturer page / TDSDescription
High-performance natural-fiber reinforcement. Fibers, yarn thickness and twist are engineered and treated to optimize the fiber–matrix interface.. Product form: Hybrid flax/carbon unidirectional tape. Official source: AF-BCOMP-AMPLITEX
Comparative overview
Natural fiber — Flax hybrid reinforcement
Strengths: Renewable, low-density reinforcement with excellent vibration damping, low embodied impact and a distinctive natural surface.
When to use: Select for automotive/interior panels, marine fit-out, sports, furniture and semi-structural parts where sustainability, damping and aesthetics are major drivers.
Key tradeoffs: Moisture sensitivity, batch variability and lower temperature/absolute strength than mineral or carbon fibers; composite end-of-life still depends on the resin.
Qualitative ratings (1–10 scale)
| Relative cost | 6/10 — Moderate–high — hybrid textile adds carbon cost and more complex manufacturing to natural fiber. |
|---|---|
| EM transparency | 2/10 — Poor — the classified UD tape contains carbon; carbon paths dominate and make RF transparency poor. |
| Temperature / fire resistance | 3/10 — Low — flax thermal degradation controls the hybrid before carbon capability is reached. |
| Impact / penetration resistance | 7/10 — High — hybridization combines carbon strength with flax damping/progressive damage for improved impact tolerance. |
| Electrical / thermal conductivity | 6/10 — Moderate–high — carbon content provides useful electrical/thermal conduction, but below all-carbon pitch/CNT products. |
| Specific tensile strength | 5/10 — 5/10 | 1250.0 kN·m/kg | Family estimate |
| Atmospheric durability | 5/10 — Moderate — carbon improves retained stiffness, but the natural-fiber fraction remains sensitive to moisture, swelling and biological ageing. |
| Sustainability (CO₂e) | 6/10 — 10.20 kg CO₂e/kg fiber — Medium emissions — data quality: Low |
Technical properties
Applications and processing
Automotive; mass transportation; motorsport; marine; sports; lifestyle and infrastructureRTM; vacuum infusion; autoclave/prepreg compression molding; laminate manufacture