HexPly® M78

Prepregs

Fast cure, long storage stability and excellent adhesion.

HexPly® M78 is designed for more flexibility in the manufacture
of skis to enhance both process and quality.
 HexPly® M78
Prepregs

¥¥Fast cure: 7 minutes at 120° C

¥¥Long storage stability: Minimum 2 weeks at 23° C

¥¥Clean & safe low tack prepreg, fully REACH compliant

¥¥Excellent adhesion to auxiliary and core materials

HexPly® M78.1 is a formulated, hot melt epoxy resin
matrix, especially designed for prepreg applications
where short cure cycles using temperatures from 110°
up to 160° C are required. Due to its high reactivity,
M78.1 can be used for economic, environmentally
friendly and fast manufacture of industrial composites
and is applicable for pre-impregnation into carbon,
glass or aramide fibers.
Makes your process more flexible
Tailored to the ski manufacturing process HexPly®
M78.1 is a quality enhancing alternative with
comparable costs like in-house prepreg.
¥¥Facilitated handling and moulding thanks to low
tack for handling advantages
¥¥Versatile, short cure cycles:110 – 160°C,18-1.5
min. respectively
¥¥Fast cure: Modified, toughened epoxy resin and a
highly reactive curative package
¥¥Excellent adhesion to auxiliary and core materials
like aluminium, wood, thermoplastics and
elastomers.
Enhanced quality & flexibility
¥¥Reproducible quality
¥¥No quality fluctuations due to manual preparation
¥¥Quality tracking possible
Time & size flexibility
¥¥More flexible production process thanks to material
on stock
¥¥Not fixed to one size: Prepreg on rolls can be cut to
any dimension needed
Reduced resin flow during moulding (than in-house
prepregs) due to elevated minimum viscosity
Environmental, Health and Safety Management
¥¥Solvent-free, non-aggressive
¥¥No adhesive handling needed
¥¥REACH compliant

Short cycle times – long storage stability Fast manufacture of industrial composites
Long storage stability at room temperature: storage ¥¥Low tack for convenient manual handling
+23° C min. 2 weeks - In 7 minutes cured at 120° C
¥¥Well adapted to pressure moulding
¥¥Saves energy and time
processes,suitable for a range of pressures
¥¥Saves energy costs - no freezing needed: storable (1 to 10 bar)
at ambient conditions
¥¥Workable immediately: no time for conditioning
needed after storing
¥¥Prepreg rolls easier storable than sheets

2
Mechanical Data

Mechanical
Reinforcement Physical Properties
Properties
Product Fiber Orientation Cured Ply Resin Resin Tensile Tensile
Weight
Fiber Fabric Weight 0°/90°/+45°/+45° Thicknesss Content Flow Strength Modulus
[g/m²]
(g/m2) [g/m²] [mm] [%] [%] [MPa] [GPa]
non- 0°:1020 0°: 49
M78.1/42%/LBB450/C Carbon 450 157/0/147/147 0,53 776 42 20
woven 45°:800 45°: 43
non-
woven 432/75/0/0
M78.1/34%/LT570/G+F Glass 560 0,45 848 34 15 800 32
+ + fleece 35
fleece
non-
M78.1/35%/LBB790/ woven 425/0/150/150 0°: 660 0°: 27.7
Glass 787 0,67 1215 35 15
G+F + + fleece 50 45°:240 45°:16.2
fleece
non-
woven 720/0/0/0
M78.1/34%/L845/G+F Glass 845 0,70 1280 34 15 900 36
+ + fleece 100
fleece
M78.1/39%/UD120/CHS Carbon UD 120 120/0/0/0 0,13 197 39 20 2400 128

Mechanical data are based on a cure cycle of 130°C, 15 min, 5 bar.

3
 Hexcel Product Family

HexTow® HexFlow® HexMC® Molding

Carbon Fiber Resins Composite

HexForce® Polyspeed® HexWeb®

Reinforcements Laminates Honeycomb Core

HiTape® Modipur® HexWeb®

Advanced Polyurethane Engineered Core
Reinforcements

HexPly® Redux® HexTOOL®

Prepregs Adhesives Tooling Material

For more information

Hexcel is a leading worldwide supplier of composite materials to aerospace and industrial markets.
Our comprehensive range includes:
¥¥HexTow® carbon fibers ¥¥HexFlow® RTM resins ¥¥Acousti-CAP® sound attenuating
¥¥HexForce® reinforcements ¥¥Redux® adhesives honeycomb
¥¥HexPly® ¥¥Engineered core
prepregs ¥¥HexTOOL® tooling materials
¥¥HexMC® ¥¥Engineered products
molding compounds ¥¥HexWeb® honeycombs

For quotes, orders and product information call our sales office in Austria +43 7229 772-0. For other worldwide
sales office telephone numbers and a full address list, please go to:

http://www.hexcel.com/contact/salesoffice
Rev. xx/xx/xxxx LOC

©2016 Hexcel Corporation – All rights reserved. Hexcel Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Hexcel”)
believe that the technical data and other information provided herein was materially accurate as of the date
this document was issued. Hexcel reserves the right to update, revise or modify such technical data and
information at any time. Any performance values provided are considered representative but do not and
should not constitute a substitute for your own testing of the suitability of our products for your particular
purpose. Hexcel makes no warranty or representation, express or implied, including but not
limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and
disclaims any liability arising out of or related to, the use of or reliance upon any of the technical
data or information contained in this document.
4