Thermoplastics
A hidden revolution: composite rebar gains strength
Fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) replacing coated steel in more reinforced-concrete applications.
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Automotive composites: Structural underbody
For Detroit’s Big Three, a joint precompetitive composite design, development, fabrication and testing program nears successful completion.
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Composite vs. corrosion: Battling for marketshare
Market trends and tighter budgets are helping to expand the use of composites to repair and replace corrosion-damaged infrastructure — aboveground and underground.
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Green resins: Growing up
High hurdles remain, but the push for sustainable sources of resin monomers is gaining momentum.
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2011 International Paris Air Show
At the 49th event, records are set for attendance and aircraft orders, and airframers go on record about composites-related developments.
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Small wind gets big
Massive growth, complex blade designs reopen challenging market in wind energy niche.
Read MoreBarrier coats in pool production
Barrier coats protect fiberglass swimming pools from invasive water-treatment chemicals.
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High-speed press cure for high-speed racers
Trapped tooling and compression molding bring cocuring efficiencies to previously autoclave-cured, aerodynamic fins and planes.
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Carbon fiber/PEEK takes hydraulic pump to new depths
A switch from metal to composites reduces weight, minimizes part deflection in ultradeep ocean installations.
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Thermoplastic composites: Sustainable transport
Cyclic PBT oligomers used to mold Class 8 semitrailer bed via vacuum-bag processing.
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