WebCore Technologies, LLC has introduced TYCOR W5, the newest addition to its TYCOR W family of fiber-reinforced composite core material solutions for utility wind turbine blades. The new product expands the reinforcement architecture and manufacturing technology of the TYCOR W line by adding higher shear properties balanced in the L- and T-directions.
TYCOR W5 offers high transverse shear strength for local areas of high stress. The new product provides high, balanced transverse shear stiffness suited for thin, highly-loaded shear webs and shells. TYCOR W5 can be specified quickly as an alternative to balsa because the composite core’s balanced shear modulus allows for a direct comparison with and substitution of the wood product. Suited to vacuum infusion, TYCOR W5 provides 105 MPa minimum transverse shear modulus in all directions. TYCOR W5 is available in sizes 12 to 78 mm thick.
TYCOR W5 offers high transverse shear strength for local areas of high stress. The new product provides high, balanced transverse shear stiffness suited for thin, highly-loaded shear webs and shells. TYCOR W5 can be specified quickly as an alternative to balsa because the composite core’s balanced shear modulus allows for a direct comparison with and substitution of the wood product. Suited to vacuum infusion, TYCOR W5 provides 105 MPa minimum transverse shear modulus in all directions. TYCOR W5 is available in sizes 12 to 78 mm thick.
