Articles
Carbon fiber-reinforced polyamide performs in engine part
When École Polytechnique de Montréal (Montreal, Canada) developed a race car to enter in the 2010 Formula SAE competition, it turned to Solid Concepts Inc. (Valencia, Calif.) and additive fabrication for help.
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Wichita welcomes SAMPE Tech
The Society’s Fall Conference flourishes in one of the epicenters of U.S. aerospace activity.
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Supply and Demand
HPC’s editor-in-chief says its time to answer a perennial question raised at the annual Carbon Fiber Conference: "Has the time come again for the industry to more openly share data about carbon fiber supply and demand?
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The key to CNTs: Functionalization
An emerging supply base is integrating carbon nanotubes into commercial products that enable composites manufacturers to optimize part performance.
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EAA AirVenture 2009: The theme was BIG
HPC’s on-the-runway reporter, Tom Fay, follows up our September 2009 news coverage with a look back at (and background on) select composite craft on view at the past year’s "Oshkosh Fly-In."
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Shear test methods: Iosipescu vs. V-Notched Rail
Dr. Don Adams asks and suggests a likely answer to the question Which shear test method is best?
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A comparison of shear test methods
Dr. Don Adams compares the shear test methods that are currently available to the composite industry.
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V-Notch Rail Shear test (ASTM D 7078-05)
Dr. Don Adams introduces HPC readers to the The V-Notched Rail shear test method, approved as ASTM Standard D 7078-05 by ASTM Committee D-30 in March of 2005.
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COMPOSITES 2010 Las Vegas Preview
ACMA’s annual COMPOSITES+POLYCON event acquires a shorter name and heads inland to the U.S. Desert West.
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Free-form surfacing optimizes free-style kayak
The 6-ft/1.8m-long Project 54cx kayak, made using aramid and carbon fabric-reinforced composites, weighs only 19 lb/8.6 kg.
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Filament wound pipe proves durable in electric power plants
Korea-based Hankuk Fiber Glass Co. Ltd. develops a much more durable composite alternative to cast iron ash-transfer pipes for coal-burning electric power plant customers.
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The cost equation
Keynote speakers at ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ Expo 2009 delivered news both sobering and encouraging to those who are trying to predict what the future holds for composites in the postrecession manufacturing economy.
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