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Light-sport Plane Category Creates Take-off Point For Composites
Composites manufacturers and suppliers — and pilots — benefit from new FAA aircraft designation.
Read MoreAGATE Methodology Proves Its Worth
Increased availability, lower testing costs and shorter development times are among the program's achievements.
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Manufacturers Welcome New Reinforcement Forms
Three-dimensional composites, structural preforms and unique materials expand design options and reduce cost.
Read MoreCustom Wet Layup Repair Solutions
In the second group are customized repairs, employing glass or carbon reinforcement, wet out with vinyl ester, polyester or epoxy resin and applied to the pipe by trained personnel, have been available since the mid-1990s. Selection of reinforcement material, wrap thickness and overlay length is dictated by th
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Interplay Of Materials And Use Conditions Key To Design
A wide variety of thermoplastic resins is used for the inner fluid/pressure barrier layer, which contains the conveyed material and eliminates any possibility of weeping through the fiber composite. The most common are families of polyolefins (e.g., polyethylenes), polyphenylene sulfides (PPS), nylons (polyami
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