Kevlar™ Honeycomb

Thermal and Moisture Stable Honeycomb

Kevlar™ Honeycomb
  • High Strength to Weight Ratio
  • Up to a 40% Weight Savings vs Nomex
  • Excellent Thermal and Moisture stability
  • Improved Shear Strength & Modulus (4x stiffer than Nomex)
  • High toughness
  • Conforms to Stringent Smoke, Toxicity & Flammability Stds.

Kevlar is the newest addition the honeycomb line. It is an extremely lightweight, high strength, non-metallic honeycomb manufactured with para-aramid fiber paper (DUPONT Kevlar® N636 or equivalent). The para-aramid paper is impregnated with a heat resistant phenolic resin. This core material exhibits improved performance characteristics over Nomex® and Korex® in the areas of weight, strengths, stiffness and fatigue.

Typical Kevlar Honeycomb Properties

Density

Cell Size

Compression

Plate Shear

 

Bare

"L" Direction

"W" Direction

Strength PSI

Strength PSI

Modulus KSI

Strength PSI

Modulus KSI

lb. / foot³

inches

Typical

Min

Typical

Min.

Typical

Min.

Typical

Min.

Typical

Min.

2.5

1/8"

225

190

190

175

15.5

14.5

120

115

8.5

8.0

3

1/8"

315

240

240

215

22.0

18.0

155

140

11.0

9.0

3

3/16"

330

310

265

240

27.0

22.0

160

120

11.5

9.0

4

1/8"

600

525

400

340

30.0

25.0

220

200

14.0

12.8

4

3/16"

500

460

380

330

30.0

24.5

200

150

13.7

11.0

4

1/4"

550

520

370

320

23.0

19.5

190

125

10.0

8.8

** Preliminary Values

Core Composites provides only general technical data as an accommodation to assist our customers. Actual values may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and are subject to change. Specifications are not intended for engineering purposes. Core Composites makes no warranties that the product conforms to the specifications nor to the accuracy of the specifications. Additionally there are NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The product is sold "AS IS".