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News Release from: Huntsman Advanced Materials | Subject: Adhesives for composites fabrication
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 August 2006
Toughened adhesive has better fatigue
resistance
Latest industrial structural composites, adhesives and tooling materials on show at Composites Europe 2006 include a toughened adhesive with improved fatigue resistance.
New industrial structural composites, adhesives and tooling materials will be on show from Huntsman Advanced Materials at Composites Europe 2006 There will also be a keynote presentation on the development of a new toughened adhesive with improved fatigue resistance
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 5 Nov 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Developed by the Araldite team in conjunction with Rolls Royce and the University of Sheffield, UK, Araldite 1641A/B is so innovative it won the 2006 JEC Composites Innovation Award (Aeronautics category).
Originally designed for use on the Trent 900 aero engine, Araldite 1641 A/B is a very low density two-component syntactic paste which exhibits exceptional noise and vibration damping characteristics.
It can be used as a replacement for traditional metal reinforcements in aerospace engine components such as outer guide vanes (OGV).
* Structural composites - new multifunctional epoxy resins - Huntsman's Advanced Materials is a leading global producer of epoxy specialities and high-value thermosets for fibre reinforcement technologies.
It provides solutions adapted to many composite production methods including resin infusion, filament winding, pultrusion and Huntsman's patented Conti Duo process.
Two multi-functional epoxy resins suitable for a range of processing systems including resin transfer moulding, resin film infusion, pre-pregs and filament winding, will be highlighted at Composites 2006.
Araldite MY0600 is a tri-functional epoxy resin unique in its ability to provide structural matrices with higher modulus and greater toughness, MY 0600 is particularly suitable for aerospace applications.
XB 9721 is a multi-functional epoxy resin, suitable for high temperature industrial applications.
XB 9721 offers a long pot life at process temperatures and excellent mechanical performance even at elevated temperatures.
Structural composites - resin transfer moulding systems for automotive applications - developed by Huntsman, Resin XB 3523 / Hardener XB 3458 and Resin XB 3585 / Hardener XB 3458 are two new epoxy systems designed for Automotive RTM applications.
Both systems have a high glass transition temperature (120 deg C to 130 deg C) together with excellent transparency and surface quality.
With good rheology and long pot-life, XB 3523 / XB 3458 has been successfully used in an application on the BMW M3 CSL (vacuum assisted process).
The cure cycle of 12 min at 130 deg C provided a glass transition temperature of 123 deg C, while the excellent transparency enabled the design detail to be highlighted.
XB 3585 / XB 3458, is a highly cost effective resin injection moulding system, particularly suitable for serial part production.
This has been ably demonstrated with an application on a BMW M3 and other high-performance sports cars.
High gloss, glass fibre reinforced parts were obtained after a cure cycle of 30 min at 60 deg C.
Both these systems meet customer needs for minimal cycle times, production equipment required, mould temperature, injection pressure and reinforcement construction, without compromising good mechanical properties.
Composites and adhesives - new toughened adhesive for wind, sport, marine and transport applications - Huntsman Advanced Materials has developed a structural bonding adhesive technology based on two patented concepts that provide both high mechanical performance and easy processing characteristics.
The first patented concept of chemical thixotropy has been specifically developed to allow easy pump dispensing of low viscosity products without slump on vertical surfaces.
The second patented concept, based on a synergistic combination of nano-materials with selected curing agents, provides an exceptional level of toughness without compromising thermal performance or causing a significant impact on initial product viscosity.
* Composites and tooling - new high temperature SMP - RenPaste LMD2537/LMD2539 is a new high temperature two component epoxy paste (SMP) with a heat deflection capacity of up to 200 deg C.
A patented process using this paste with aluminium honeycomb sub-structures has been developed for the rapid production of large master models and high temperature resistant tools.
It offers significant advantages over traditional board and epoxy 'pattie' based methods, in applications where surface quality is a critical factor.
* Enlarging epoxy RenShape boards range - tooling applications using board materials are well established processes.
Nevertheless there are still opportunities to provide new products.
Joining the range along side the high performance RenShape BM 5055 is a new epoxy board offering a temperature resistance of 120 deg C with very good surface quality and milling performance.
It will enlarge the field of application for epoxy boards to lower end applications for which PU boards are not temperature resistant enough.
For further information on the complete range of structural composites, industrial adhesives and rapid tooling solutions available from Huntsman Advanced Materials, come to Stand 240, Hall 1 at Composites 2006 of visit the Huntsman Web site.
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