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1.Product Description
They are manufactured by 'sandwiching' an aramid honeycomb core between layers of self-adhesive, medium modulus carbon fiber prepreg. By separating the carbon fiber skin with an aramid honeycomb core, these sandwich panels offer greater strength properties than those of the skins alone. Our sandwich panels are cured with high temperature and under pressure resulting in fully consolidated carbon fiber skins that are completely bonded to the aramid honeycomb core.
Manufactured with lightweight, high strength aramid honeycomb, our honeycomb core sandwich panels feature higher compressive strength and lower core densities when compared to our balsa and foam core sandwich panels. The aramid honeycomb core is manufactured with high bondable properties to insure the structural integrity of the panel remains intact.
2.Technical Data Sheet
3.Advantages
- Aramid and aluminum cores
- Great for aerospace or automotive
- Physical properties of the thermoplastic
- Cell diameter
- Wall gauge, the thickness of the cell wall
- Core thickness
- Facings applied to the core
- Flame resistant
- Fungi resistant
- High thermal conductivity
- Low weight to high strength
- Moisture resistant
- Bonds well with epoxy, polyester, and vinyl ester resins (and most adhesives), reducing peel
- Due to the nature of this material, the overall length and width of these sheets may grow significantly due to cell expansion.
4.Typical Uses
Honeycomb composites helps provide lightweight strength, stiffness, toughness, corrosion resistance and other attributes, which bring high value-in-use to industries such as mass transportation, construction, and marine shipping.
- General Purpose Aviation Panels
- Aircraft Interiors
- Interior Design
- Marine Paneling
5.Cutting, Shaping & Finishing
As with all carbon fiber and composites (like fiberglass, carbon Kevlar etc.) good results can be achieved for cutting, shaping and finishing this sheet using regular workshop tools like hacksaws, jigsaws and wet-and-dry. Specialist tools can, however, make lighter work of the job and produce better results.
6.Shipping information
Restrictions
This product is not classed as dangerous goods for transport and can be shipped to all destinations without restriction.Package Size
There are no package size restrictions or surcharges for this product.---------- FAQ ----------
1.Do The Cut Edges Need Sealing And, If So, What With?
Whether or not cut edges would benefit from sealing really comes down to the application and environment where the sheet will be used, specifically, we're really talking about prolonged or permanent exposure to liquids like water, chemicals, oil etc. In an application where the cut edge of the sheet is going to be regularly or permanently exposed to liquids then it would be beneficial to seal the edge to prevent water ingress which, over enough time, can travel down the fibers and cause delamination.
Based on the above, if edge sealing is deemed advantageous then it's best done using some epoxy resin which should be mixed(according to its accompanying instructions) and either be brushed or smeared on the cut edge, or the cut edge dipped in it. Although it's by no means critical, a particularly suitable resin would be our XCR Epoxy Coating Resin.
2.What Weight Can The Sheet Take? Could You Walk Across It If It Covered A Hol e In The Floor?
It's not possible to give an exact weight because it would depend on many things (how the sheet is supported, what the span in, how the weight it loaded, whether the sheet is a 'free span'(i. e. not bonded/fixed) or bonded or fixed (so you get a 'drum skin' effect). That said, you could be confident that a sheet slid over a hole such that the sheet is supported on all sides would support the weight of an average person quite easily.
3.Hello How Thick Is The Carbon fiber Skin Kind Regards Pete?
Each skin on both the 6mm and 11mm panels, is approximately 0.5mmthick
4.Would It Be Possible To Water Jet Cut This Sheet?
Water jet cutting will cut the carbon fiber honeycomb sandwich panel easily and quickly. As with most composites, adjustment of the water j et settings may be necessary for the cut to remain clean and not chip or delaminate the edge of the sheet.
5.Is It Possible To 'Cut And Fold' This Sheet?
For example, I want to route out one skin and bend the other to create a 90deg bend. Also because the main loading will be shearIintend to cut out my parts at 45deg to the panel edges.
No, not around a 90 degree bend. The problem would be the carbon sheet on the outer skin which would not be able to be bent around a 90 degree(or even 45 degree) corner without having a significant radius. If the bend was around a tight radius then the sheet is likely to fracture.
