Delivering the Global Composites Market | CompositesWorld
WEB4 days ago · CW’s editors are tracking the latest trends and developments in tooling, from the basics to new developments. This collection, presented by Composites One, features four recent CW stories that detail a range of tooling technologies, processes and materials. Closed mold processes offer many advantages over open molding.
Core materials: The basics | CompositesWorld
WEBFeb 20, 2020 · Core materials available for composite sandwich structures range from aluminum and thermoplastic honeycomb cores, to polyurethane and PVC foams and more. The following is a primer of many common core options available.
Polyester resins: The basics | CompositesWorld
WEBFeb 2, 2020 · Polyester resins are widely used resin systems. Learn more about their chemical makeup and how they are used in the composites industry.
The making of glass fiber - CompositesWorld
WEBJun 1, 2020 · The making of glass fiber The old art behind this industry’s first fiber reinforcement is explained,with insights into new fiber science and future developments.
Glass Fibers | CompositesWorld
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Glass fibers are widely utilized as reinforcements in composite materials, offering a balance of strength, affordability, and corrosion resistance.
Materials & Processes: Resin matrices for composites
WEBMar 25, 2016 · Materials & Processes: Resin matrices for composites. The matrix binds the fiber reinforcement, gives the composite component its shape and determines its surface quality. A composite matrix may be a polymer, ceramic, metal or carbon. Here’s a guide to selection. The matrix binds the fiber reinforcement, transfers loads between fibers, gives ...
Materials & Processes: Composites fibers and resins
WEBMar 14, 2016 · 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. However, composites' physical properties-combined with unbeatable light weight-make them undeniably attractive.
Teijin + Continental Structural Plastics: Going forward
WEBOct 20, 2016 · With Teijin set to take the reins of Continental Structural Plastics (CSP), both companies start thinking about how the future will look for this new autocomposites Tier 1.
Pultrusion: The basics | CompositesWorld
WEBFeb 20, 2020 · Although pultrusion is a continuous process, producing a profile of constant cross-section, a variant known as “pulforming” allows for some variation to be introduced into the cross-section. The process pulls the materials through the die for impregnation, and then clamps them in a mold for curing. This makes the process non-continuous, but ...
Materials & Processes: Tooling for composites | CompositesWorld
WEBMar 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.