Composite material for garden tool
Composite material for garden tool
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My father has invented a new garden weeder. Currently we are pursuing Stainless steel for it's construction. He is now developing a smaller, lighter version and we thought it be advantageous to make the handle and blade from recycled materials or composite plastics. Is there a source that can be molded into a blade strong enough to dig into dirt, clay and rocks?





RE: Composite material for garden tool
RE: Composite material for garden tool
RE: Composite material for garden tool
I don't think that a composite by itself would suit. Wear alone would make it very difficult to find a polymer matrix composite solution without a metallic edge.
Any shock loading would also make a laminate less appropriate as a solution. If there's much in the way of impacts you might get away with a 3D weave, or possibly a stitched laminate, with a metallic edge.