Delivering the Global Composites Market | CompositesWorld
4 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 11, 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.
Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) - CompositesWorld
5 days ago · Light Resin Transfer Molding, or Light RTM, is a process by which composite products are manufactured using a closed mold system. The closed mold consists of an “A” side mold (base mold) and a semi-rigid “B” side mold (counter mold) that is sealed to the “A” side mold using vacuum pressure. Resin is drawn into the resulting cavity ...
Glass Fibers - CompositesWorld
6 days ago · Glass Fibers. Glass fibers are widely utilized as reinforcements in composite materials, offering a balance of strength, affordability, and corrosion resistance. Composed primarily of silica and other materials, glass fibers come in various forms, such as continuous strands or woven mats. They are adept at reinforcing composites, providing ...
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.
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 ...
The making of glass fiber | CompositesWorld
Jun 1, 2020 · Glass fiber is made by blending raw materials, melting them in a three-stage furnace furnace, extruding the molten glass through a bushing in the bottom of the forehearth, cooling the filaments with water and then applying a chemical size. The filaments then are gathered and wound into a package. Source | OCV.
Prepregged Carbon Fiber | CompositesWorld
5 days ago · 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 ...
Vacuum Infusion | CompositesWorld - Closed Molding
The Vacuum Infusion Process, or VIP, is one of many closed mold processes. It distinguishes itself as the only process that utilizes solely atmospheric pressure to push the resin into the mold cavity. The mold cavity can be a one-sided mold with bagging film being utilized for the “B” side, a two-sided mold, or even a soft “envelope” bag.
Materials & Processes: Tooling for composites
Mar 23, 2016 · A key issue with tooling for composites is the phenomenon of coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) mismatch. Here, composite tooling has the advantage over metals. Composite tools made from tooling prepregs have a CTE close to the part CTE. During cure, shrinkage and thermal expansion of the tool and part will be very similar.