Over the past few decades, composite materials have become increasingly prevalent in the manufacture of aerostructures. This recent trend is primarily driven by factors such as toughness performance, ...

Historically, most designers of structural composite components for aerospace applications have taken for granted the need for an autoclave cure. Despite the fact that cost and time advantages of ...

Direct NCU transmission of different single layer CFRP prepregs assessing level of impregnation (LOI). SOURCE: The Ultran Group My first reaction was, “Don’t they already have a test for this?” and ...

The SAE materials committee created a new AMS spec (AMS6891) specifically for Toray’s 3900-2 unidirectional and fabric products, these materials can now be procured and certified to the AMS 6891 ...

The Tenax™ prepreg used for the nacelle part was developed especially for aircraft applications using high-performance and rapid-curing epoxy resin. Notably, the Tenax™ prepreg can be molded at a ...

Toray Composite Materials America Inc., a supplier of carbon-fiber materials and advanced composite prepregs, has introduced Toray 2700, an epoxy-based high-performance system employing patented resin ...

Royal Toray is a leading developer and producer of specialty materials ranging from ballistic armor protection, advanced composites and protective fabrics to synthetic turf and geosynthetics. Royal ...