por LlucMarti | Oct 6, 2022 | Getting technical
A couple of weeks ago, we posted an Ashby’s Plot that compared the properties of composites with many different materials. But how do they fare against carbon nanotubes and graphene? And what about graphene-based composites? Many works have reported the effect...
por LlucMarti | Oct 4, 2022 | Newsfeed
Let’s kick off our newsfeed with very exciting news: The NCC successfully demonstrates AFP manufacture of CMC parts! Engineers at the National Composites Centre (NCC, Bristol, U.K.) have completed what they say is a European first by manufacturing...
por LlucMarti | Sep 29, 2022 | Story-time
Let’s start learning about carbon fibers’ best friend! Epoxy is the cured end product of epoxy resins, as well as a colloquial name for the epoxide functional group. Epoxy resins, also known as polyepoxides are a class of reactive prepolymers and polymers...
por LlucMarti | Sep 27, 2022 | Getting technical
What are the major failure modes of sandwich structures? What are the causes of each failure mode? 1) Facing Failure – Caused due to insufficient panel thickness, facing thickness, or facing strength; 2) Transverse Shear Failure – Caused when either the...
por LlucMarti | Sep 22, 2022 | Story-time
Let’s talk about the »World’s Strongest Fiber», Dyneema! In 1968, chemist Dr. Albert Pennings managed to pull some wispy threads from the stirring rods in his beaker. He found it impossible to pull the strands apart. Excited, he rushed to tell his boss’s,...
