Case study: Soric XF & TF in Marine
A French builder of day cruisers, fishing cruisers and sporting cruisers has moved from hand lay-up to infusion, to ensure high quality and performance. Why Soric? In the transition from hand lay-up to infusion it is essential that the thickness of the laminate is maintained. The vacuum bag compresses the reinforcements, which results in a very thin laminate. Soric retains its thickness in the bag and enables the creation of extremely stiff laminates without increasing the weight. Use of Soric facilitates rapid resin flow in the infusion process without the need for a separate infusion medium. This saves time and reduces waste. Why TF and XF? In this case study, Soric TF and XF were used as a print-through barrier, and flow medium and core respectively. Creating a good surface quality in infusion is more difficult than in hand lay-up. The pressure of the reinforcements on the gel coat is greater and the amount of resin curing simultaneously is larger. Lantor Soric TF is used to prevent print-through problems. Soric XF is used to create a resin flow medium in the laminate, which impregnates the reinforcements without the use of surface media. XF bulks up the laminate. Retaining thickness in infusion proved to be very difficult without the use of Soric. | |||||||||||||||
Laminate build up - gel coat - CSM (skin coat) - Soric TF 2 - Mutiaxial - Soric XF 3 - Multiaxial |  | ||||||||||||||