Hovercraft technical fabric ORCA TECH

polyamidePArubber

Product description
ORCA® NR-engineered fabrics for hovercraft skirt fingers are developed for marine skirting applications requiring abrasion resistance, low-temperature performance, UV durability, high flexibility and low friction. These materials are intended for skirt finger segments where sliding contact and repeated flexing occur.

Material requirements for skirt fingers

• High abrasion resistance
• High whipping/flogging resistance
• Wide temperature range performance (low-temperature resilience)
• Low friction coefficient for sliding contacts

Key resistances / performance

• Abrasion resistance
• Hydrocarbon resistance
• UV resistance
• Tear resistance
• Whipping/flogging resistance
• Low temperature resistance

Available variants

• ORCA TECH 220126 PA600 DF NR 1MM - Color: Black
  • Base fabric: Polyamide High Tenacity 940 dtex - 846 deniers
  • Coating: Natural Rubber (NR) double side
  • Tensile strength: ≥ 450 daN/5cm
  • Tear resistance: ≥ 35 daN (W) // ≥ 30 daN (F)
  • Surfacic mass: 1025 (±100) g/m²
• ORCA TECH 120898 PA600 DF NR 1.2MM - Color: Black
  • Base fabric: Polyamide High Tenacity 940 dtex - 846 deniers
  • Coating: Natural Rubber (NR) double side
  • Tensile strength: ≥ 450 daN/5cm
  • Peeling test adhesion: ≥ 45 daN/5cm
  • Surfacic mass: 1285 (±150) g/m²
• ORCA TECH 120881 PA600 DF NR 1.65MM - Color: Black
  • Base fabric: Polyamide High Tenacity 940 dtex - 846 deniers
  • Coating: Natural Rubber (NR) double side
  • Tensile strength: ≥ 550 daN/5cm
  • Tear resistance: ≥ 28 daN
  • Surfacic mass: 1700 (±10%) g/m²
• ORCA TECH 120867 PA800 DF NR 2.8MM - Color: Black
  • Base fabric: Polyamide High Tenacity 1880 dtex - 1694 deniers
  • Coating: Natural Rubber (NR) double side
  • Tensile strength: ≥ 850 daN/5cm (W) // ≥ 750 daN/5cm (F)
  • Tear resistance: ≥ 130 daN
  • Surfacic mass: 2900 (±10%) g/m²

Technical specifications

• Material: Natural Rubber (NR) double-side coated on high tenacity polyamide base fabrics
• Base fabrics examples: Polyamide High Tenacity 940 dtex (846 deniers); 1880 dtex (1694 deniers)
• Coating thickness examples: 1.0 mm / 1.2 mm / 1.65 mm / 2.8 mm
• Tensile strength examples: ≥ 450 daN/5cm; ≥ 550 daN/5cm; ≥ 850 daN/5cm (variant and orientation dependent)
• Tear resistance examples: ≥ 28 daN; ≥ 35 daN (W) // ≥ 30 daN (F); ≥ 130 daN (variant dependent)
• Peeling adhesion example: ≥ 45 daN/5cm (specified for some variants)
• Surfacic mass (areal weight) examples: ~1025 (±100) g/m²; ~1285 (±150) g/m²; ~1700 (±10%) g/m²; ~2900 (±10%) g/m²
• Designed properties: abrasion resistance, low temperature resistance, UV resistance, high flexibility, low friction — suitable for hovercraft skirt finger applications