Advantex® Corrosion-Resistant Direct Roving

Advantex® Corrosion-Resistant Direct Roving by Owens Corning (SKU: OC-ADVANTEX-PALLET) provides an ASTM D638 Tensile Strength of 3378.4 MPa (490,000 psi), ASTM D648 Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT) of 232.2 °C (450 °F), ASTM D790 Flexural Strength of 4898.7 MPa, and Brookfield viscosity of 17 cPs.

Required companion cure and process materials for Advantex® Corrosion-Resistant Direct Roving include: Marine Vinyl Ester Resin (~0.68 kg/m² per ply in VIP), Norox MEKP-925H Catalyst (1.5%), Divinycell H80 / Corecell M80 Sandwich Core. Category Engineering Rule: RESIN DEMAND FORMULA: 1708 Biaxial (25.5 oz/yd² total) absorbs ~0.95 kg of Vinyl Ester resin per m² per ply in hand layup, or ~0.68 kg/m² per ply under vacuum infusion.

Approved cross-referenced drop-in equivalents for Advantex® Corrosion-Resistant Direct Roving in the North American ASTM index include NEG Hybon® 2026 E-CR Roving. Direct head-to-head engineering comparisons are available against AGY S-2 Glass High-Strength Ballistic & Aerospace Roving, Vectorply® E-BXM 1708 Biaxial E-Glass, Owens Corning Knytex DBM 1708 Advantex E-CR Biaxial.

Advantex® Corrosion-Resistant Direct Roving is classified under US DOT 49 CFR and Transport Canada TDG as Non-Hazmat Palletized Freight (UN Number: N/A). It ships from regional US hubs in TX, IN, SC, OH with a typical lead time of 1-3 Days. When ordered with Class 5.2 Organic Peroxides (MEKP UN3105), 49 CFR § 177.848 hazmat segregation applies.

Advantex® Corrosion-Resistant Direct Roving is qualified for Vacuum Infusion (VIP), Hand Layup & Roller Consolidation, Pultrusion. Primary industrial applications include Boron-free E-CR glass fiber for filament winding, marine weaving & pultrusion, E-CR Fiberglass.