Chopped Strand Mat

Chopped Strand Mats consist of chopped glass fibers bonded together using either an emulsion binder or a polyester powder. The mats are designed to be compatible with unsaturated polyester, vinyl ester and a variety of other resins. Chopped Strand Mats are used as gel-coat backups and standard laminate reinforcements for most contact molding (hand lay-up) applications, including boats, surfboards, panels, tanks and other diverse applications. Their many excellent product characteristics have been used to provide superior performance in a broad range of end-use markets such as marine, transportation, recreation, construction, consumer and anti-corrosion.

Emulsion Chopped Strand Mat

Soft with excellent conformability, maintaining integrity during impregnation
Emulsion bonded mats are soft with excellent conformability while still maintaining integrity during impregnation. They have quick wet-through and wet-out behavior, good laminate translucency and mechanical properties.Typical end-use applications include automotive and transportation parts, boats, chemical tanks and swimming pools.

Powder Chopped Strand Mat

High surface integrity, dry strength when wet, promoting rapid wet-out in resins
Powder bonded mats have high surface integrity, good dry strength for handling (even when wet) and promote rapid wet-out in resins. They also provide excellent laminate properties including corrosion and blister resistance. Typical end uses include marine, consumer and recreation, construction, corrosion resistant and transportation applications.