Delivering the Global Composites Market | CompositesWorld
5 days ago · COMPOSITESWORLD.COM is the #1 website for composites materials and services. COMPOSITESWORLD.COM receives over 40,000 unique visitors a month and is projecting over 3 million page views in 2006. High Performance Composites, Composites Technology and the SOURCEBOOK supplier directory can all be found online at COMPOSITESWORLD.COM.
Composites Materials | CompositesWorld
Nov 7, 2024 · Prepreg co-molding compound by IDI Composites International and A&P Technology enables new geometries and levels of strength and resiliency for automotive, mobility. Take a look at the common materials used in composites manufacturing include resins, reinforcements, core structures and carbon nanotubes.
Core materials: The basics - CompositesWorld
Feb 20, 2020 · Core materials: The basics. Core materials available for composite sandwich structures range from paper, aluminum and thermoplastic honeycomb cores to foams and more. Editor’s note: This content was originally published on NetComposites.com. NetComposites was acquired by CompositesWorld’s parent company, Gardner Business Media, in February ...
Composites Use in Aerospace | CompositesWorld
5 days ago · Since the 1950s*, composites have been growing in use in commercial and defense aircraft, ranging from struts and tail components, to wing skins and fuselages, to engine components and propeller blades. One of the largest challenges to adoption of composites by the aerospace industry is stringent standards especially for safety critical ...
Polyester resins: The basics - CompositesWorld
Feb 2, 2020 · It is usual to refer to unsaturated polyester resins as “polyester resins,” or simply as “polyesters.”. There is a whole range of polyesters made from different acids, glycols and monomers, all having varying properties. There are two principle types of polyester resin used as standard laminating systems in the composites industry.
Filament Winding - CompositesWorld
Oct 15, 2024 · Filament Winding. Filament winding is a specialized technique used in composite manufacturing, involving the precise and automated winding of continuous fibers onto a rotating mandrel or mold. This method allows for the creation of strong and seamless structures, optimizing the alignment and orientation of the fibers to meet specific design ...
Prepregged Carbon Fiber | CompositesWorld
Nov 7, 2024 · Prepregged Carbon Fiber. Prepregs, short for "pre-impregnated" fibers or fabrics, are composite materials where reinforcement fibers are pre-impregnated with a precisely measured amount of resin or matrix material. This meticulous preparation ensures an evenly distributed resin content, optimizing the material's properties and handling ...
Composite submersibles: Under pressure in deep, deep waters
May 10, 2017 · In 2014, submersibles manufacturer OceanGate Inc. (Seattle, WA, US) was coming off the successful launch of , its steel-hulled, five-person craft, rated for underwater exploration to a depth of 500m. The company was set to embark on development of , a five-person research-class submersible, designed for a maximum depth of 4,000m.
Materials & Processes: Fabrication methods - CompositesWorld
Mar 23, 2016 · Composite fabrication processes typically involve some form of molding, to shape the resin and reinforcement. A mold tool is required to give the unformed resin/fiber combination its shape prior to and during cure. Click on “Tooling” for an overview of mold types as well as materials and methods used to make mold tools.
Materials & Processes: Composites fibers and resins
Mar 14, 2016 · Reinforced thermoplastic composites that feature higher performance resins as matrices are making inroads into aerospace applications. Compared to legacy materials like steel, aluminum, iron and titanium, composites are still coming of age, and only just now are being better understood by design and manufacturing engineers.