Bonding of composite materials
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    公开(公告)号:US10315404B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-11

    申请号:US15707160

    申请日:2017-09-18

    Abstract: A method for surface preparation of composite substrates prior to adhesive bonding. A curable surface treatment layer is applied onto a curable, resin-based composite substrate, followed by co-curing. After co-curing, the composite substrate is fully cured but the surface treatment layer remains partially cured. The surface treatment layer may be a resin film or a removal peel ply composed of resin-impregnated fabric. After surface preparation, the composite substrate is provided with a chemically-active, bondable surface that can be adhesively bonded to another composite substrate to form a covalently-bonded structure.

    Flame-retardant epoxy composition and method of using the same

    公开(公告)号:US12168729B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-17

    申请号:US17414132

    申请日:2019-12-17

    Abstract: A low-density, halogen-free epoxy composition that is flame-resistant upon curing and is suitable for use as a potting compound. The epoxy composition includes: (a) an epoxy component; (b) at least one curative; (c) at least one latent curing accelerator; (d) a toughening component that includes nano-sized core shell rubber (CSR) particles having particle size of less than 1 micron; (e) a fire-retardant component that is halogen-free; and (f) hollow microspheres for reducing the density of the composition. The fire-retardant component includes a mixture of: (i) at least one polyphosphate; (ii) at least one metal borate; and (iii) at least one compound selected from alkaline earth metal hydroxides and aluminum hydroxides.

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