Basalt-Minibar - BuildSmart

BASALT MINIBARS™ ENABLING PRE-REINFORCED™ CONCRETE Innovative solutions in concrete with Basalt FRP Composite Macrofiber

Basalt fiber source material Rapidly cooled lava forms basalt rock, which helps explain basalt fiber’s excellent thermal properties. Basalt fiber producers seek out basalt sources with consistent composition and properties. Source | Mafic

Enabling innovation in concrete. Light! Ductile! Strong! Environmentally Friendly

CHARACTERISTIC	MINIBAR BASALT
CHARACTERISTIC	MATERIAL PROPERTIES
Base Resin	Epoxy Resin
Tensile Strength (Minimum)	> 900 Mpa
No. of Fibers Per KG	28 850 /Kg
Specific Gravity	2.1
Youngs Modulus	42
Melting Point	Not Known
Ignition Point	410 ºc
Softening Temperature	104 ºc
Packaging Size	10 Kg Per Box
ackaging Dimensions Per Box	38cm(L) x 39cm(W) x 50cm(H)
Length(I)	20, 30, 43 & 55mm
Nominal Diameter (d)	0.72mm
Aspect Ratio (I/d)	30, 40, 60, 80

Introducing Basalt

Basalt Fiber is a new material fiber made from natural stone material. Basalt is non corrosive natural and it will not deteriorate or rust like iron.

Basalt fiber the next-generation industrial material with characteristics similar to carbon fiber, and is expected to be used in automobile-related industries, vehicle / aircraft-related industries, civil engineering and construction-related industries, infrastructure life extension work, etc.

Basalt fiber is environmentally friendly because it will not deteriorate and can be disposed easily with a general incinerator.

Basalt fiber has excellent radiation resistance and is suitable as a material for interim storage facilities such as contaminated soil and decommissioning work in areas affected by nuclear disasters.

Basalt fiber has excellent heat resistance and is suitable for non-combustibility measures in densely built-up areas.

Basalt fiber is non-conductive and is suitable as a seismic material for tunnels

Process of Basalt stone to Basalt MiniBars

MiniBars have 4 strengthening mechanisms in concrete

Highlighting the helical shape to interlock with aggregate and resisting pull-out

Length which can varied to achieve appropriate friction strength increasing pull-out strength

Rough surface to increase friction and bonding with concrete.

Diameter: 0.72mm to lock in during shrinkage

As Minibars are pulled out of the helix formed in the hardened/cured concrete, the inter-fiber bond resists the pull out thus imparting residual strength.

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MiniBars™ fiber disperses quickly and evenly throughout the concrete matrix, due to its specific gravity being similar to concrete

This inherent characteristic of composite glass fiber ensures the expected fiber performance throughout the concrete mass