Aerospace
Current compression test methods
Dr. Don Adams discusses the test methods and fixtures currently available to test the compressive strength of composites.
Read MoreEditorial - 5/1/2005
I'm stuck in Washington, D.C. (hoping for a flight home tomorrow morning, after the last leg of my return flight from Paris was cancelled due to a spring snowstorm in Denver), mulling over my impressions of the just concluded SAMPE Europe/JEC show. Attendance was good. I haven't seen the official numbers yet — but
Read MoreDistributors and their role
These key players in the supply chain provide indispensable services not just in the commodity markets but in advanced material arenas as well.
Read MoreOpen-hole compression testing
By the early 1980s, the emphasis was shifting from development of composite materials to development of tough, durable composite materials. The common catch phrase that emerged was "effects of defects." This new emphasis on toughness dictated the development of test methods that could measure this material
Read MoreAerospace Market Forecast: What's in it for Composites?
Dr. Sanjay Mazumdar is president and CEO of E-Composites Inc. (Grandville, Mich.), a business consulting firm that provides market forecasts and competitive analyses. He has directed compilation of more than 15 multi-client market reports, published more than 25 technical papers in journals and conference
Read MoreComposite design selected for salmon tracking antenna
Tough and affordable ultrathick laminate the solution for fish counting application.
Read MoreComposites on the frontlines
Armored vehicle applications on the ground and in the air fuel a growing, evolving market forhigh-performance materials.
Read MoreEMCs provide tougher alternative to shape-memory alloys and plastics
Composites Technology Development Inc. (CTD, Lafayette, Colo., U.S.A.) has developed TEMBO Shape Memory Polymers, elastic memory composites (EMCs) that are less dense and about one-fifth the weight of shape-memory metal alloys but deliver greater strength than other shape-memory plastics. "Most people think of
Read MoreEditorial - 11/1/2004
The big issue at the recent Intertech conference in Hamburg was Is there enough affordable PAN-based carbon fiber to meet projected demand? More to the point, where will that demand come from and is it real? End users, especially outside the aerospace arena, say they are having trouble getting enough fiber and
Read MoreAre high-temp thermosets ready to go commercial?
Developed for the U.S. military, these high-performance matrices are branching out into wider use.
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