Product Description

Specification

The lightweight flat braid on this page has a nominal width of 32mm although, in common with all braids, elongating or shortening the braid will change its width.

We stock Kevlar Flat Braid in three different specifications as follows:

Product Weight Stretched Width Width at 45° Stretched Weight
Lightweight 300g 14mm 300g/m² 10mm 14mm 3.9g/m
Lightweight 300g 32mm 300g/m² 25mm 32mm 8.56g/m
Heavyweight 400g 45mm 400g/m² 35mm 45mm 13g/m

Units of Sale

This carbon fibre braid is sold by the linear metre (with the braid at its natural 45° orientation) in a continuous length. For example; if you purchase a quantity of ‘5’ you will receive a continuous length of braid 5m long. There is no minimum order quantity but several volume discounts are available for larger quantities.

Product Description

Kevlar Flat Braid is a braid made from genuine Kevlar fibre woven in such a way that the braid is ‘flat’, i.e. it is not a tube/sleeve but instead resembles a densely woven tape. The fibre orientation of the tape is +/- 45 degrees which means that the braid is ideally suited to handling torsional loads, affords excellent conformity (drape) without buckling the fibres and resists crack propagation.

Kevlar Flat Braid is used as a very high strength tape for joining composite panels or protecting joins in composite panels, most commonly around the seam of kayaks, canoes and other small boats.

Kevlar Flat Braid is compatible with all conventional resin systems including polyester, vinylester and epoxy resin. Most commonly, the braid is applied to the outside seam of canoes and kayaks so completely overlap the join between the upper and lower hull mouldings. The braid is then simply wet-out with epoxy resin and then once cured, overpainted once more with another coat of epoxy resin to create an extremely tough, durable and protective join.