Aerospace
Composite design selected for salmon tracking antenna
Tough and affordable ultrathick laminate the solution for fish counting application.
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Composites on the frontlines
Armored vehicle applications on the ground and in the air fuel a growing, evolving market forhigh-performance materials.
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EMCs provide tougher alternative to shape-memory alloys and plastics
Composites Technology Development Inc. (CTD, Lafayette, Colo., U.S.A.) has developed TEMBO Shape Memory Polymers, elastic memory composites (EMCs) that are less dense and about one-fifth the weight of shape-memory metal alloys but deliver greater strength than other shape-memory plastics. "Most people think of
Read MoreEditorial - 11/1/2004
The big issue at the recent Intertech conference in Hamburg was Is there enough affordable PAN-based carbon fiber to meet projected demand? More to the point, where will that demand come from and is it real? End users, especially outside the aerospace arena, say they are having trouble getting enough fiber and
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Are high-temp thermosets ready to go commercial?
Developed for the U.S. military, these high-performance matrices are branching out into wider use.
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Abrasive machining methods for composites
Cutting, routing and drilling are important post-processing steps for cured composite parts.
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Tubular composite core stiffens launch vehicle structure
ChamberCore, an alternative to traditional sandwich laminates, also improves vibro-acoustic damping.
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Farnborough, Oshkosh Airshows showcase composites
Aircraft showcases on both sides of the Atlantic spotlight continuing growth.
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Carbon composites move beyond racing yachts into commercial and military marine applications.
Marine carbon composites move beyond racing yachts into commercial and military vessels.
Read MoreA call to shipbuilders for a new approach to composite hull fabrication
Currently an independent marine composites consultant based in Coronado, Calif., U.S.A., Richard N. Blackington is a member of the Materials Panel of the U.S. National Shipbuilding Research Program and holds a B.S. in marine science from Massachusetts Maritime Academy. He has more than 20 years experience (in
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