Abstract:
Core-skin bonding is improved between honeycomb and composite face sheets by applying a polyamide and/or rubber-containing adhesive to the edge of the honeycomb prior to bonding. Edge coating of honeycomb with a polyamide and/or rubber-containing adhesive is useful in further increasing the bond strength between honeycomb and prepreg face sheets, especially when the matrix resin of the prepreg is designed to adhere the prepreg to the honeycomb without the use of a separate structural adhesive.
Abstract:
Core-skin bonding is improved between honeycomb and composite face sheets by applying a nylon-based (polyamide) adhesive to the edge of the honeycomb prior to bonding. Edge coating of honeycomb with polyamide adhesives is useful in further increasing the bond strength between honeycomb and prepreg face sheets, especially when the matrix resin of the prepreg is designed to adhere the prepreg to the honeycomb.
Abstract:
An interwoven fabric comprising: (a) a first set of "m" wrap ends, (b) a second set of "n" wrap ends, (c) a first set of "y" fill ends, and (d) a second set of "z" fill ends, wherein : (i) one or more ends within the first set of wrap ends are interwoven with one or more ends of the first set of fill ends to form a first fabric, (ii) one or more ends within the second set of wrap ends are interwoven with one or more ends of the first set of fill ends to form a second fabric, (iii) at least one end within the first set of wrap ends is interwoven with at least one end on the second set of fill ends to join the first fabric, and (iv) at least 50 percent by weight of the first fabric is positioned above the the second fabric.
Abstract:
The present invention presents an improved self-sustaining, lightweight honeycomb material (10) made from non-elastomeric, imperforate, air permeable, nonwoven polypropylene or polypropylene/polyethylene blend. The thermoplastic honeycomb material (10) of this invention exhibits anisotropic flexing characteristics providing conformability in three dimensions when flexed. In addition, the honeycomb (10) has improved cushioning, resiliency, squeezability and shape recovery following crush, impact or squeezing. It is energy absorbtive, thermally insulative, soft, breatheable, compressible, shock absorbent and has low water absorbency making it compatible with moist environments, such as perspiration.
Abstract:
A method for making a material with an artificial dielectric constant is carried out by choosing the desired dielectric constant for a particular electromagnetic field, selecting a substantially non-electrically conductive sheet material (2) from which the cellular core material (26) is to be made, applying an electrically conductive material (8) to selected areas on the sheet material and thereafter forming a cellular core material from layers of the sheet material having the conductive material already applied thereto.
Abstract:
A non-metallic honeycomb structure (10) wherein the thermal conductivity of the structure (10) is increased by incorporating high thermal conductivity pitch-based carbon fibers (20) into the non-metallic resin matrix. In addition to increasing thermal conductivity, the pitch-based carbon fibers (20) are utilized to provide controlled directional heat conductance through the honeycomb structure (10).
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for forming a honeycomb structure (22) in which a plurality of thermoplastic layers (12, 14, 16, 18 and 20) are fused together at selected locations (24). The thermoplastic layers (12, 14, 16, 18 and 20) at each of the selected locations (24) are melted together to form a welded portion which includes first and second exterior surfaces. The welding of the thermoplastic layers (12, 14, 16, 18 and 20) is controlled so that no more than one of the exterior surfaces is melted. This partial melting of one layer prevents undesirable welding to adjacent layers. An apparatus (30) for carrying out the method for welding thermoplastic honeycomb structures is also disclosed.
Abstract:
Fiber-reinforced ceramic honeycomb is prepared by impregnating a high-temperature fiber, notably fibers of ceramic materials such as silicates, aluminosilicates, aluminates and silicon carbides, with a liquid solution or suspension of a ceramic precursor material, followed by forming the impregnated fiber into corrugated strips, assembling the strips into the honeycomb structure, then heating the strips to form the ceramic. Multiple impregnations with intervening heating are useful in controlling the density and quality of the product.
Abstract:
A matrix resin system, for the preparation of composite parts, is comprised of a major amount of cyanate resin and an epoxy resin modified by reaction with an isocyanate. The resin system can be toughened by the addition of thermoplastic material, the toughness improvement being enhanced by the addition of a polyester rubber additive. The modified epoxy resin system is itself a resin having good modulus and Tg characteristics. The resin is cured at temperatures of 250-400°F in the presence of a metallic complex catalyst, and OH donor.
Abstract:
A composite tooling part having excellent dimensional stability, which may be prepared at low cost employs a one-component epoxy resin system having a catalyst which is the reaction product of an aromatic dicyanate and an imidazole. Reinforcing materials are incorporated in the matrix, and the resulting prepreg is allowed to cure at low temperature, down to about room temperature, until the free standing state is obtained. Thereafter, if elevated temperature performance is necessary, the product can be post-cured at elevated temperatures, without the need for a high temperature master.