Adhesives
Third-party tests support claim for crosslinking spray adhesive
Tests support Westech's claim that its InfuZene spray adhesive crosslinks with vinyl ester, polyester or other styrenated thermoset resins during infusion.
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Structural makeover: Big bridge-strengthening project
The 2.5-km/1.6-mile long cable-stayed-concrete West Gate Bridge in Melbourne, Australia, is prepped for added traffic lanes with BASF's MBrace composite reinforcements, pultruded by EPSILON Composite (Gaillan-en-Médoc, France).
Read MoreJEC Composites 2010 Product Showcase
Although clouds of volcanic ash shut down postshow air traffic, the traffic on the show floor helped dispel the clouds of economic recession.
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In search of a better ride
Composites minimize weight on this mountain bike’s unconventional, single-sided front-wheel suspension system.
Read MoreWind foam sources: PET, SAN & PVC
That polyethylene terephthalate (PET) foam is the core material of the future appears to be an open secret within the composites industry.
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Core for composites: Winds of change
Core materials suppliers lean into the bracing breeze of big-blade challenges raised by the burgeoning wind energy industry.
Read MoreSAMPE 2010 Seattle at a Glance
A quick-reference timetable for the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering's SAMPE 2010 Conference and Exhibition, May 17-20, in Seattle, Wash.
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Block shear strength of adhesive bonds
Dr. Don Adams describes two methods (ASTM D 905 and ASTM D 4501) for loading adhesive bonds in direct shear while minimizing undesirable peel and through-thickness tensile stresses.
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Machining carbon composites: Risky business
As composites take a larger part (and form larger parts) in the aerospace structures sector, it’s not just a make-it-or-break-it proposition.
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Orion re-entry system: Composites displace metal
World’s largest heat shield updates metal design with out-of-autoclave process.
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