Materials

Trends

Composites industry experts collaborate to address ISO 12215-5:2019 standard challenges

3A Composites Core Materials, STRUCTeam and Beneteau are working to rectify the shortcomings of core requirements of small marine craft in the 2019 framework, while exploring optimal design approaches with foam and balsa core materials.

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Carbon Fibers

Torayca M46X carbon fiber achieves high tensile modulus with 20% strength increase

Maintaining high strength and tensile modulus exceeding 350 GPa has been achieved using Toray’s nano-level structural control technology. 

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Carbon Fibers

SGL Carbon achieves carbon fiber production with 50% reduced footprint

Eco-friendly carbon fiber slashes carbon footprint by half through renewable energy, a commitment echoed in SGL’s Lavradio biomass plant set to reduce CO2 emissions by 90,000 tons.  

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JEC

Flax fiber composite innovations, circularity services

JEC World 2024: Flax fiber producer Groupe Depestele and sustainable composites company Greenboats demonstrate flax fiber materials, demonstrators and product offer Circular Structures.

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Epoxies

Sicomin GreenPoxy 33 chosen for Spleene kiteboard range

Flax fiber multiaxial reinforcement plies, a CNC milled wood core and bamboo rail sections are press molded together using Sicomin’s bio-epoxy resin system for an eco-friendly twintip kiteboard production.

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Filament Winding

From the CW Archives: The tale of the thermoplastic cryotank

In 2006, guest columnist Bob Hartunian related the story of his efforts two decades prior, while at McDonnell Douglas, to develop a thermoplastic composite crytank for hydrogen storage. He learned a lot of lessons.

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Carbon Fibers

Teijin to produce, sell Tenax carbon fiber from certified, sustainable raw materials

Acrylonitrile to be used in Tenax uses waste and residue from biomass-derived products or recycled raw materials that are ISCC Plus certified, maintaining same performance properties as conventional-based products.

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Recycling

Vartega secures $10 million to promote recycled carbon fiber

Additional equity financing led by Diamond Edge Ventures will drive EasyFeed Bundle applications, aid in commercializing additional recycling processes for advanced materials.

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Arris Composites demonstrates advantages of natural fibers applied with Additive Molding

Arris presents mechanical testing results of an Arris-designed natural fiber thermoplastic composite in comparison to similarly produced glass and carbon fiber-based materials.

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Recycling

Recyclable epoxy demonstrated for industry applications

JEC World 2024: Swancor demonstrates its EzCiclo recyclable epoxy and recycling process in wind, sporting goods and automotive applications.

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