• Ease of use • Constant thickness • Deformability • Anti-shrinkage • Low resin consumption • Permanent bulk • Print-through blocking • Excellent fatigue resistance • Cost and labor effectiveness

Matline is non-woven textile made from fine polyester fiber, manufactured in a continuous process similar to needlepunched felt. As the fiber is processed a 50% by volume load of hollow polyacrylonitrile microspheres is introduced along with an acrylic binder. Perforations to facillitate faster resin saturation are hot needled into the Matline as a final process before coiling and converting.

Built with Matline!

Matline non-woven polyester laminate bulker material features outstanding properties at an amazingly competitive price.

Mechanical Properties												Test Method
		CSM450 Matline100 CSM450		CSM450 Matline300 CSM450		CSM450 Matline300 CSM450		CSM450 Matline400 CSM450		CSM450 Matline500 CSM450
(UP Resin)	Unit	MD	XD	MD	XD	MD	XD	MD	XD	MD	XD
Tensile Strength Modulus At Break Elongation	MPa Mpa %	3768 57.6 2.4		3768 57.6 2.4		3280 45 2	3450 49 2	2560 30 2	2660 30 2	2546 35.5 2.3		ISO 527
Flexural Strength Modulus At Break Elongation	MPa Mpa mm	6783 174.1 4		7009 162.1 4.7		6640 140 2	6550 180 2	5380 105 2	6030 110 2	5377 94 5.9		ISO 178
Compression Modulus	MPa		2904		2741	3010	2910	2270	2340		2060	ISO 604
Shear Strength	MPa		7.6		8.2		9.7		6.2		7.9	ISO 4585
Impact Strength	kj/m2		48.3		40.7	67	67	38	48		64.2	ISO 180
Water Absorption	0%	<0.38		<0.31		<0.30		<0.50		<0.27		ISO 62

Laminate Mechanical Properties
		Matline100	Matline200	Matline300	Matline400	Matline500
Dry Weight	g/m2	55	70	110	140	185
	oz/sqy	1.61	2.06	3.24	4.13	5.44
Dry Thickness	mm	1.4	2	3	4	5
	mils	55	79	118	158	197
Resin Impregnated
Thickness	mm	1.3	1.9	2.9	3.9	4.9
	mils	56	75	114	154	193
Roll length	m	100	80	50	40	30
	ft	327	262	164	131	98
Roll Width	Cm	100	100	100	100	100
	Inch	39.4	39.4	39.4	39.4	39.4
Impregnated Specific
Weight(Density)	g/cm3	0.81	0.67	0.66	0.65	0.65
	lb/in3	0.029	0.024	0.024	0.024	0.023
Resin	kg/m2	1	1.2	1.8	2.4	3.0
Consumption	lb/sgy	1.83	2.2	3.3	4.5	5.5

NIDA-CORE MATLINE
Most laminate bulkers available in the marketplace today are made of polyester fiber and glass microspheres. Only Nida-Core Matline has MULTI-DIRECTIONAL fiber orientation. Unlike the unidirectional fiber orientation used in bulker products

Nida-Core Matline is easily recognized by its more frequent perforations, which help in the wetout of the material and create more vertical links as well as easing the evacuation of trapped air bubbles throughout the laminate.

manufactured by most of our competitors, our multi-directional fiber orientation provides equal strength characteristics in both length and width directions. It also helps in wetting out the laminate equally in both directions, as opposed to easier wet out in one direction in linear fiber products. New in the Matline product portfolio is MATLINE+, with much improved three-dimensional compounding capabilities that are the equal of any competitor's offerings.

MATLINE PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDE:

• Print blocking: Thinner-grade Matline is a very effective print-through barrier when placed behind a skin coat.
• Screw retention: Matline adds excellent screw retention capability to a laminate, and can be placed, for example, around the perimeter of swim platforms for rub rail installation.
• Microcracking prevention: Matline reduces demolding cracks and stress cracks in gel coated parts.

Matline performs at a level well above that of competitive products. Its shock resistance is 35 to 50 percent higher, one reason why products made with Matline obtain longer useful life cycles. Water absorption is equivalent to that of the competition. Its even, multi-directional fiber distribution offers reinforcement characteristics not available in competitive products.

The results of tests performed by certified labs in Europe and North America on products made by our principal competitors demonstrate that Matline exhibits superior impact and shear strength, thanks to stronger links between the different layers within the mat as well as excellent resin distribution throughout the product. Matline's excellent impact values underscore the ability of the Matline-reinforced laminate to meet toughness requirements and withstand severe-duty fatigue.

Chopped strand mat 1.5 oz - Matline - Chopped strand mat 1.5 oz (Impregnation: Matline with 600 g/m2/mm, CSM with 1000 g/m2) WEIGHT SAVINGS Fabricators who use Matline can realize as much as a 60 percent weight savings compared to bulking laminate with fiberglass. One layer of Matline 301 replaces three layers of 1.5-oz chopped strand mat.

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Item #	Thickness (mm)	Thickness (in)	m2/roll	Sq/Ft/roll	Length M/roll	Length Ft/roll	Price/roll
Matline 101	1.4	.055	100	1076.39	100	328.08	$320.65 Quantity:
Matline 201	2	.079	80	861.11	80	262.47	$304.03 Quantity:
Matline 301	3	.118	50	538.20	50	164.04	$267.22 Quantity:
Matline 401	4	.157	40	430.56	40	131.23	$270.77 Quantity:
Matline 501	5	.197	30	322.92	30	98.43	$263.65 Quantity: