Curing

Aerospace 4 Mar 2014

The market for OOA aerocomposites, 2013-2022

In the coming decade, out-of-autoclave technologies will increase composites penetration into primary flight structures.

Curing 1 Aug 2013

Cast polymer categories

The cast polymer industry is multifaceted. Its many products, however, can be grouped into three general categories, differentiated by the materials and manufacturing methods used to make them.

Biomaterials 1 Aug 2013

Cast polymer market: On the upswing

Postrecession, this commodity industry is emerging stronger and going global as competitive pressures encourage innovation.

Curing 31 May 2012

Cured-in-place pipe: UV curing ensures liner performance in leaking pipe

When the Knoxville, Tenn. Utilities Board faced a needed repair of an actively leaking clay sewer pipe, it opted for Reline America's (Saltville, Va.) cured-in-place pipe cured with ultraviolet (UV) light.

Curing 30 Nov 2011

Cathedral art: Fiberglass molds shape unfinished masterpiece

The builders of Sagrada Família Cathedral, one of architecture’s exceptional marvels, use fiberglass molds to realize architect Antoni Gaudí's unfinished masterpiece.

Autoclave 1 Sep 2011

An out-of-autoclave progress report

CW Conferences director Scott Stephenson recalls Dale Brosius’ update on Quickstep’s out-of-autoclave work for the F-35 program.

Out of Autoclave 2 May 2011

Microwave: An alternative to the autoclave?

Aerospace composites manufacturer GKN evaluates microwave oven practicality and cost-effectiveness.

Aerospace 1 Jan 2011

Performance requirements: CAI vs. OHC

John Russell, who manages nonautoclave research programs for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio), recently threw down the gauntlet at the Fall SAMPE conference in Salt Lake City, Utah: “Give us a 25 percent improvement in notch properties with no microcracking in high-modulus fibers.” While OOA prepreg suppliers can’t do much about fiber microcracking, Advanced Composites Group (ACG, Tulsa, Okla.) already has announced that its XMTM47 material will be commercial by next year, designed for 120°C/248°F service with the increased notched performance requested.