CAMX 2021 exhibit preview: Solvay

Solvay (Alpharetta, Ga., U.S.) launches Cycom EP2190, an epoxy-based system offering improved toughness in thick and thin structures combined with high in-plane performance in hot/wet and cold/dry environments. As the company’s new flagship product for primary aerospace structures, Solvay says the material rivals incumbent solutions for wing and fuselage applications across most aviation market segments, including urban air mobility (UAM), private and commercial aerospace segments (sub and supersonic) and defense and rotorcraft.

Solvay notes that one of the strengths of the new prepreg system is its toughness combined with excellent hot-wet compression properties, all of which reportedly offer robust manufacturing performance for the fabrication of parts with complex shapes using manual or automated fabrication methods. Further, this prepreg system will enable customers to use the same material for multiple targeted applications.

Cycom EP2190 performance has been demonstrated during customer trials at several U.S. and European UAM, commercial jet and rotorcraft manufacturers. Product configurations include unidirectional (UD) carbon fiber grades and woven fabrics.

Additionally, at a time when fast adoption and reduced certification costs are essential for innovative applications, Solvay is able to provide customers with a preliminary database of Cycom EP2190 followed by a full NCAMP (National Center for Advanced Materials Performance) public database of the material available in 2022.