Materials

Carbon Fibers

Why CFRP?

There is no technology that can help automakers reach their lightweighting goals faster than carbon fiber-reinforced plastics.

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Maintaining fiber length in complex 3-D designs

Award-winning composite pallet showcases new LFT molding process from South Africa.

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Prepregs

Fuel cells (finally) set to power composites growth

Fuel cells and related technologies will form a sizable new market as they move past the phase of demonstration projects, overcome longstanding technology hurdles and gain momentum in their progress toward affordability.

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Learjet 85 composite pressurized cabin a cost cutter

Single-piece carbon fiber composite structure selected over multipiece aluminum fuselage barrel section in new bizjet design.

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Aerospace

High-Performance Resins 2010 Highlights

Inaugural conference for the advanced resins research crowd updates formulators and processors on the latest developments.

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Defense

Future combat helmet: Promising prototype

Tape laying, thermoforming methods hold hope for rapid coforming of thermoplastic shell and ballistic liner for U.S. Army’s future warfighter headgear.

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Epoxies

Medical applications: A healthy market

Composites make advances in devices for medical diagnosis and treatments that promote healing and help return patients to active lives.

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Infusion

Besting Big Ben: A Marvel in Makkah

Composite design makes possible the world’s largest clock and tallest clock tower.

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Autoclave

SQRTM enables net-shape parts

New out-of-autoclave process combines resin transfer molding with prepregs for complex helicopter part prototype.

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Thermoplastics

Structural armor or armored structures?

Either way, antiballistics engineers seek structural integrity and ballistic deterrence from a single design.

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