摘要:
Composite tooling of carbon fiber reinforced polyimide of high Tg is prepared by first curing in an autoclave followed by post-curing in an air circulating oven.
摘要:
A discrete carbon fibril characterized by a substantially constant diameter between about 3.5 and about 70 nanometers, length greater than about 5 times the diameter and less than about 100 times the diameter, an outer region of multiple essentially continuous layers of ordered carbon atoms and a distinct inner core region. The invention further concerns a plurality of such fibrils. The fibrils of this invention may be produced by contacting for an appropriate period of time and at a suitable pressure a suitable metal-containing particle with a suitable gaseous, carbon-containing compound, at a temperature between about 850°C and 1200°C, or by treating discrete carbon fibrils, characterized by a length greater than about 100 times the diameter. Carbon fibrils may also be continuously produced by continuously contacting for an appropriate period of time at suitable conditions. Another aspect of the invention concerns a composition of matter comprising a carbon fiber or a carbon plate and a plurality of fibrils. Carbon fibrils and compositions of matter comprising carbon fibrils are useful in composites having a matrix of e.g., an organic polymer, an inorganic polymer or a metal. In specific embodiments, the fibrils or the compositions of matter may be used to reinforce a structural material, to enhance the electrical or thermal conductivity of a material, to increase the surface area of an electrode or capacitor plate, to provide a support for a catalyst, or to shield an object from electromagnetic radiation.
摘要:
The invention relates to a process for the production of a laminate structure comprising two cover layers based on unsaturated polyester and fibrous material sandwiching a layer with a relatively low density based on unsaturated polyester by applying the core layer to a first cover layer, and is characterized in that the core layer consists of fibrous material covered with a film of unsaturated polyester, the polyester being at least partially cured using a light sensitive initiator system, and then applying a second cover layer.
摘要:
A method for preparing stampable composites of poly(arylene sulfide) compositions that are radio frequency energy sensitive and reinforced with fibrous or filamentous mat; the stampable composites prepared thereby; a method for preparing a laminate with metal sheet and fiber mat reinforced poly(arylene sulfide) in which the poly(arylene sulfide) is sensitive to radio frequency energy; a bonded laminate produced thereby; stamped objects produced from the composites and/or laminates.
摘要:
A barrel section (14) for a lightweight firearm (10) such as a recoilless gun which is subjected to extremely high transient internal pressures and temperatures on firing is formed from an epoxy-resin impregnated carbon fibre material. The material, in the form of an elongated tow (35) is wound on a mandrel (34), cured and then removed from the mandrel for subsequent operations such as machining and assembly. During manufacture, a gas-erosion preventing layer is formed on the mandrel and a plurality of layers of tow are helically-wound thereon at a helix angle where a axial and Whoop are the axial and hoop stresses produced in the barrel section by axial and hoop loads respectively. Lightweight recoilless guns using barrels in accordance with the invention are lighter and less costly to fabricate than conventional guns and are capable of firing upwards of 30 rounds before excessive erosion causes the firearm to be unusable. This is in comparison to a capability of firing only 5 to 10 rounds before failure for conventional guns. Failure is usually the result of the high pressures and temperatures encountered during firing, upwards of 9,000 p.s.i. and 3,000°K.
摘要:
To produce resin-impregnated fibres for use as a moulding composition for fibre-reinforced resin composites, a fibre tow (10) is chopped (12), fluidised and conveyed through a first flow-accelerating device (21) dispersed into a mixing chamber (30) where it is turbulently admixed with dry powdered resin injected into the chamber. The resin-impregnated fibres are withdrawn from the chamber (30) via a second flow-accelerating device (41) into a separating tank (50) in which the fluiding medium is separated from the resin-impregnated fibres.
摘要:
An integral composite rocket motor nozzle. The novel nozzle includes a first layer of a first reinforcement material, a second layer of a second reinforcement material, and a common matrix material surrounding the first and second reinforcement materials such that the reinforcement materials and matrix material form a single integral composite structure. In an illustrative embodiment, the first reinforcement material includes graphite fibers for providing structural support, and the second reinforcement material includes glass or quartz fibers for providing thermal insulation on a first side of the first layer. The nozzle may also include a third layer of a third reinforcement material for providing thermal insulation on a second side of the first layer. In a preferred embodiment, the first layer is shaped to form an integrated dome and nozzle structure.
摘要:
An aircraft structure including structural composite parts assembled together to form the aircraft structure. A bonding interlayer material bonds the structural composite parts to each other. The bonding interlayer material includes a nanostructure enhanced material. A method of producing an aircraft structure of assembled structural composite parts, being cured or semi-cured before assembly.
摘要:
A composite radius filler for use in an aircraft structure. The aircraft structure includes structural composite parts assembled together to form the aircraft structure. The composite radius filler is arranged between rounded sections of the structural composite parts for filling a gap formed between the structural composite parts. The composite radius filler is made structural by a nanostructure arranged within the composite radius filler for the reinforcement of the interface between the radius filler and the structural composite part. A method for producing an aircraft structure including a nano-reinforced radius filler.