End-of-life aircraft recycling program is for thermoplastic composites.

The flat composite preforms of Jute/PP (4mm thick) was manufactured by compression molding process. Nine layers of unifabric commingled Jute/PP were cut in 0º direction and staked in a flat metal mold ...

Thermo-clinching can join thick TPC and thin metal sheets. Shear loads of 2.6 kilonewtons for a 1-millimeter thick metal can be achieved. Since the metal part is not deformed in the clinching process, ...

A window frame made from thermoplastic composites could be up to 40% lighter than the same part made from aluminum. There are two buckets of composite materials meant to replace traditional metals ...

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was conducted to analyze the molecular structure of the composites. Spectra were obtained using an Agilent Cary 670 FTIR spectroscope with a diamond ATR ...

The described basic practices aim to achieve postforming of tubular structures without critical defects such as folds, wrinkles, and fiber damage, while improving the external surface quality. The ...

One thing to note about FDM printing with composites is that they often require a larger nozzle diameter. As a rule, the manufacturer specifies which setting must be made. For fiberglass, the nozzle ...

The objective was to develop thermoplastic composite BIW reinforcements for B-pillars or others similar to those in Figure 9, to rein­force the metal bodywork so that the weight of the metal structure ...

Today, thanks to advances in thermoplastic manufacturing, more and more aircraft components are being created out of advanced composite materials – a form of plastics.These composites are ...