Lightweight strength designed for dynamic, high-load applications

ROHACELL® 51 HERO

At 52 kg/m³, ROHACELL® 51 HERO is the lightest of the 4 grades in the ROHACELL® HERO range.

Innovative ROHACELL® HERO delivers the latest in materials technology for composite aircraft structures that are lightweight, durable over their lifetime and less expensive to produce. It’s the new standard in aircraft structural core material.

Mechanical properties

Density
52 kg/m³
3.25 lbs/ft³
Compressive Strength
0.6 MPa
87 psi
Tensile Strength
2.6 MPa
377 psi
Shear Strength
0.7 MPa
102 psi
Elastic Modulus
Shear Modulus
22 MPa
3,191 psi
Strain at Break
8 %

Compare ROHACELL® HERO grades

Properties

Density

52kg/m³
3.25lbs/ft³
75kg/m³
4.68lbs/ft³
110kg/m³
6.87lbs/ft³
205kg/m³
12.80lbs/ft³

Compressive Strength

0.6MPa
87psi
1.1MPa
160psi
2.5MPa
363psi
7.1MPa
1,030psi

Tensile Strength

2.6MPa
377psi
4.1MPa
595psi
6.3MPa
914psi
12.3MPa
1,784psi

Shear Strength

0.7MPa
102psi
1.3MPa
189psi
2.3MPa
334psi
5.2MPa
754psi

Elastic Modulus

Shear Modulus

22MPa
3,191psi
28MPa
4,061psi
50MPa
7,252psi
109MPa
15,809psi

Strain at Break

8%
9.5%
9.9%
10.8%
All ROHACELL® HERO grades

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