Carbonfiber I-Beam

Carbonfiber I-Beams, in Sailing Yacht Floorboards

The CMP Carbonfiber Prepreg I-beams are exeptionally strong in bending and in shear loads.

The use of a lightweight foam in the web allows weight optimization of the web laminate. Without any sacrifices on torsional stiffness.

The uni-directional carbonfiber on top and bottom flanges, combined with the ±45° fibers in the web, provides excellent shear properties.

Standard Sizes

Model	Thickness ⁽¹⁾	Width ⁽¹⁾	Weight/m (±4%)
43x40 T	43mm	40mm	280g
45x40	45mm	40mm	387g
67x40	67mm	40mm	530g
67x60	67mm	60mm	816g
87x60	87mm	60mm	884g

In high performance sailing yachts, every kilogram counts

Weight reduction in performance sailing yachts, can be a tricky business. So a good rule is to take away a litle, wherever you can.

In this case, the CMP-I beam concept, where used instead of aluminum square tubes as floorboard beams.

By changing from aluminum square tubes to CMP- Ibeam concept, the weight savings can be tremendous.

In this case, 68% compared to aluminium beams

As a first step, an evaluation of the floorboard plan was done. Since unsupported spans were short and attachment points plenty, the 43x40T beam were chosen.

That also allowed as much weight savings a possible.

For this project, the customer wanted the structure precut and pre-assembled to ensure a good fit. The beams were then cut, pre-assembled, checked for structural integrity and disassembled. Then shipped to the customer for a fast and easy assembly