Thermal Expansion Molding Process for Aircraft Composite Structures

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Cremens, Walter S., author.

Conference Name:

Turbine Powered Executive Aircraft Meeting (1980-04-09 : Scottsdale, Arizona, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1980

Summary:

Thermal expansion molding is a low-cost manufacturing method for fabricating fiber-reinforced-resin composite structures. In its simplest form, the tooling is self-pressurized by thermal expansion of solid "rubber" blocks inside a closed hard mold box. To provide closer control of molding pressure, hollow rubber blocks may be pressurized from an external source. A procedure for sizing castable rubber tools is explained, and several examples of integrally molded complex structures are shown

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Publisher Number:

800612

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license