Firewire Surfboards Machado Seaside Volcanic

Volcanic Tech is made from Basalt Fibres Extruded from Volcanic Rocks that are crushed, melted and extruded into woven fibres that make up the cloth. The manufacture of basalt fibre requires the melting of the crushed and washed basalt rock at about 1,500 degrees C (2,730 degrees F). The molten rock is then extruded through small nozzles to produce continuous filaments of basalt fibre. Those filaments are then chopped into long stem fibres and woven into lamination cloth fibre. The cloth has similar characteristics to carbon as it relates to strength and weight however because the fibres are derived from Organic Raw materials, when combined with Bio Resins it serves as better degradable ECO alternative than using traditional carbon fibre cloth.

Basalt fibre is a relative newcomer to fibre reinforced polymers (FRPs) and structural composites. It has a similar chemical composition as glass fibre but has better strength characteristics, and unlike most glass fibres is highly resistant to alkaline, acidic and salt attack making it a good candidate for surfboard manufacturing.

Compared to carbon and aramid fibre, it has the features of wider application temperature range -452° F to 1,200° F (-269 degrees C to +650 degrees C), higher oxidation resistance, higher radiation resistance, higher compression strength, and higher shear strength.

The cloth can withstand high temperatures unlike carbon fibre and as a result is heavily used the Aerospace industry in the creation of rockets and jet engines. The elasticity characteristics of this fibre is higher than that of traditional Carbon fibre allowing the board to have more flex for a natural feel under foot.

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