Why FiReP® ?

FiReP® has double the strength of normal steel, but the weight is only a quarter of steel.
It is high corrosion resistant and just about any shape or form can be manufactured.

FiReP® profiles are produced in a pultrusion process using high quality glassfibers , having a high fiber content of about 80%. The glassfibers are enbedded in either Polyester- or Vinylester- or Epoxy resin matrix. This gives the rod a high tensile strength specially in the longitudenal direction. The resin matrix fixes and protects the glassfibers.


FiReP® Steel Aluminium
Specific weight (kg/dm3)
2.2
7.8
2.7
Tensile strength (N/mm2)
1‘000
600
350
E-Modul (N/mm2)
40‘000-60,000
207‘000
69‘000
Ultimate strain (%)
2.5 - 3.5
> 10
> 10

The surface of FiReP® rod or tube is produced in the primary process with a wave shaped thread profile. The additional coating is a protection against mechanical and chemical damage.

FiReP® profiles are continuous highly accurate thread profile and can obtain high bonding properties with grouting materials and also concrete.