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Supplier: General Plastics Manufacturing Co.
Description: This rigid foam core material satisfies fire, smoke and toxicity (FST), and heat release requirements for aerospace applications. Used in conjunction with other materials, FST-3800 foam core helps improve aesthetics and reduces costs while meeting fire safety
- Applications: Other
- Form / Shape: Film / Sheet
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Supplier: General Plastics Manufacturing Co.
Description: The LAST-A-FOAM® FR-6700 is a polyurethane that meets requirements of Boeing BMS 8-133, McDonnell-Douglas DMS-1937, and Federal Aviation Regulation FAR 25.853 (a) and (b). It is specifically designed to meet the physical properties , flammability performance requirements, and
- Applications: Structural / Composites
- Features: Flame Retardant
- Foam Type: Closed Cellular, Rigid
- Form / Shape: Board / Block
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Supplier: Zotefoams, Inc.
Description: Closed cell cross-linked polyethylene foam. A wide range of polymer combinations is available to give increased stiffness, improved temperature resistance and improved mouldability. Plastazote® foams are engineered to offer superior performance and lighter weight
- Applications: EMI / RFI Shielding, Other
- Features: Electrically Conductive, Flame Retardant
- Foam Type: Closed Cellular, Rigid
- Form / Shape: Fabricated Shapes
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Supplier: ERG Materials & Aerospace Corporation
Description: Duocel® copper foam is a true metal skeletal structure. It is not a sintered, coated, or plated product. Its purity is typically that of the parent alloy metal, with no voids, inclusions, or entrapments. The matrix of cells and ligaments is completely repeatable, regular, and uniform
- Application: Acoustics / Sound Proofing, Aerospace, Automotive / Transportation, Baffling / Explosion Suppression, Core Material, EMI / RFI Shielding, Impact / Energy Absorption, Filtration, Industrial OEM, Marine, Structural / Composites, Other
- Bulk Density: 39.15 lbs/ft³
- Foam Type: Open Cellular, Rigid
- Form / Shape: Fabricated Shapes / Parts (Molded, Cast), Stock Shape (Bar, Sheet, etc.), Board / Block / Bun, Film / Sheet, Rod / Bar Stock
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Supplier: ERG Materials & Aerospace Corporation
Description: Duocel® aluminum foam is a true metal skeletal structure. It is not a sintered, coated, or plated product. Its purity is typically that of the parent alloy metal, with no voids, inclusions, or entrapments. The matrix of cells and ligaments is completely repeatable, regular, and
- Application: Acoustics / Sound Proofing, Aerospace, Automotive / Transportation, Baffling / Explosion Suppression, Core Material, EMI / RFI Shielding, Impact / Energy Absorption, Filtration, Industrial OEM, Marine, Medical, Shock / Vibration Dampening, Structural / Composites, Other
- Bulk Density: 11.8 lbs/ft³
- Foam Type: Open Cellular, Rigid
- Form / Shape: Fabricated Shapes / Parts (Molded, Cast), Stock Shape (Bar, Sheet, etc.), Board / Block / Bun, Film / Sheet, Rod / Bar Stock
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Supplier: ERG Materials & Aerospace Corporation
Description: The matrix of cells and ligaments is completely repeatable, regular, and uniform throughout the entirety of the material. Duocel® silicon carbide (SiC) foam is a rigid, highly porous and permeable structure and has a controlled density of metal per unit volume. Duocel® is a porous
- Application: Acoustics / Sound Proofing, Aerospace, Automotive / Transportation, Baffling / Explosion Suppression, Core Material, EMI / RFI Shielding, Impact / Energy Absorption, Filtration, Industrial OEM, Marine, Structural / Composites, Other
- Bulk Density: 18.03 lbs/ft³
- Foam Type: Open Cellular, Rigid
- Form / Shape: Fabricated Shapes / Parts (Molded, Cast), Stock Shape (Bar, Sheet, etc.), Board / Block / Bun, Film / Sheet, Rod / Bar Stock
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Supplier: General Plastics Manufacturing Co.
Description: These flame-retardant, durable, self-skinning foams (also referred to as integral-skin foams) are used extensively in aircraft flight decks and cabin applications. The harder, more durable of our flexible polyurethane foams, this tough integral-skin polyurethane foam
- Application: Aerospace
- Foam Type: Closed Cellular, Rigid
- Form / Shape: Stock Shape (Bar, Sheet, etc.), Film / Sheet
- Material / Composition: Plastic / Polymer
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Supplier: ERG Materials & Aerospace Corporation
Description: -celled foam consisting of an interconnected network of solid struts. Like soap suds or beer foam, the original bubbles that formed the foam are a three-dimensional, perfectly packed array of similar sized bubbles where each bubble has the maximum volume for the minimal surface
- Application: Acoustics / Sound Proofing, Aerospace, Automotive / Transportation, Baffling / Explosion Suppression, Core Material, EMI / RFI Shielding, Impact / Energy Absorption, Filtration, Industrial OEM, Marine, Medical, Structural / Composites, Other
- Bulk Density: 4.37 lbs/ft³
- Foam Type: Open Cellular, Rigid
- Form / Shape: Fabricated Shapes / Parts (Molded, Cast), Stock Shape (Bar, Sheet, etc.), Board / Block / Bun, Film / Sheet, Rod / Bar Stock
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Supplier: Zotefoams, Inc.
Description: PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) High performance closed cell, cross-linked fluoro-polymer foam based on fluoride. ZOTEK®? F foams are inherently flame retardant releasing very little heat and only small quantities of smoke during
- Features: Chemical / Fuel Resistant, Electrical Insulation / Dielectric, Flame Retardant, Thermal Insulation
- Foam Type: Closed Cellular
- Form / Shape: Fabricated Shapes
- Use Temperature: 320 F
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Supplier: General Plastics Manufacturing Co.
Description: General Plastics offers open-cell semi-flexible and flexible polyurethane foams that deliver efficiency while absorbing energy at a consistent, controlled rate. LAST-A-FOAM® flexible and semi-flexible foams can be used in series or parallel to relieve static stress on flexible
- Application: Aerospace, Core Material, Medical, Resin Infusion / Molding, Shock / Vibration Dampening
- Bulk Density: 10 lbs/ft³
- Foam Type: Open Cellular, Flexible
- Form / Shape: Stock Shape (Bar, Sheet, etc.), Board / Block / Bun, Film / Sheet
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Supplier: Zotefoams, Inc.
Description: BMS 8-371D; AIMS04-14-009 F74 HT ZOTEK®? F Aerospace Grades F30 (NASA) F40 HT (NASA) F75 HT (NASA)
- Features: Chemical / Fuel Resistant, Electrical Insulation / Dielectric, Flame Retardant, Thermal Insulation
- Foam Type: Closed Cellular
- Form / Shape: Fabricated Shapes
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Supplier: Zotefoams, Inc.
Description: Flammability Performance meets stringent aviation interior flammability requirements. ZOTEK® F also meets BMS 8-371D & AIMS04-14-009. Its OSU grades meet FAR 25.853(d) and exhibit exceptionally low heat release.
- Application: Aerospace, Core Material, Sealing / Gasketing
- Foam Type: Closed Cellular
- Form / Shape: Fabricated Shapes / Parts (Molded, Cast)
- Material / Composition: Plastic / Polymer
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Supplier: ThermoDyne
Description: Microporous insulation has been used in the space exploration and aerospace industries for nearly 40 years. It is beneficial in these environments because its extraordinarily lightweight and relatively space-conscious construction allows it to be used more sparingly than conventional
- Features: Thermal Insulation
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Supplier: ThermoDyne
Description: Microporous insulation has been used in the space exploration and aerospace industries for nearly 40 years. It is beneficial in these environments because its extraordinarily lightweight and relatively space-conscious construction allows it to be used more sparingly than conventional
- Features: Thermal Insulation
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Supplier: ThermoDyne
Description: Microporous insulation has been used in the space exploration and aerospace industries for nearly 40 years. It is beneficial in these environments because its extraordinarily lightweight and relatively space-conscious construction allows it to be used more sparingly than conventional
- Features: Thermal Insulation
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Supplier: ASTM International
Description: , boron, carbon, glass, quartz, or silicon carbide fibers. Typical as-fabricated geometries include uniaxial, cross-ply and angle-ply laminates; as well as honeycomb and foam core sandwich materials and structures. 1.4 This practice does not specify accept-reject criteria and is not
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Supplier: ASTM International
Description: , boron, carbon, glass, quartz, or silicon carbide fibers. Typical as-fabricated geometries include uniaxial, cross-ply and angle-ply laminates; as well as honeycomb and foam core sandwich materials and structures. 1.4 This practice does not specify accept-reject criteria and is not
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Supplier: ASTM International
Description: , boron, carbon, glass, quartz, or silicon carbide fibers. Typical as-fabricated geometries include uniaxial, cross-ply and angle-ply laminates; as well as honeycomb and foam core sandwich materials and structures. 1.4 This practice does not specify accept-reject criteria and is not
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Supplier: ASTM International
Description: thermoplastic), poly(phenylene sulfide), or polysulfone matrices; and alumina, aramid, boron, carbon, glass, quartz, or silicon carbide fibers. Typical as-fabricated geometries include uniaxial, cross ply and angle ply laminates; as well as honeycomb and foam core sandwich materials
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Supplier: Henkel Corporation - Industrial
Description: LOCTITE® EF 562SFR AERO is an expanding foam core splicing adhesive supplied as a film for core splicing and closeout of honeycomb panels. Fire retardant structural adhesive. May be cured at 250F (121C) or 350F (177C).
- Features: Flame Retardant (e.g. UL 94 Rated)
- Industry: Aerospace
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Description: Highly toughened, epoxy-based thermo-foaming film system, co-curable with composite material and designed for edge finish of sandwich panels and complex gap filling. Designed for exterior applications. Highly toughened edge finish core splice for exteriors. Edge finish of sandwich
- Chemical / Polymer System Type: Epoxy (EP)
- Features: Flexible / Dampening
- Industry: Aerospace, OEM / Industrial
- Substrate / Material Compatibility: Metal, Other
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Supplier: Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc.
Description: commodity components. If your firm is producing equipment for technology-driven markets, such as analytical instrumentation, medical diagnostics, ruggedized devices for information technology, telecommunications, industrial controls or aerospace - we believe we can add value. Core
- Die Cutting Method: Steel Rule Die Cutting
- Location: North America, United States Only, Northeast US Only
- Materials: Foam / Sponge, Rubber
- Services Offered: Design Assistance, Prototype, Short Run Production, Inspection / Quality Control
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Supplier: Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc.
Description: commodity components. If your firm is producing equipment for technology-driven markets, such as analytical instrumentation, medical diagnostics, ruggedized devices for information technology, telecommunications, industrial controls or aerospace - we believe we can add value. Core
- Capabilities: Adhesives / Tape, EMI / RFI Shielding, Seals / Gasketing
- Location: North America, United States Only, Northeast US Only
- Materials: Foam / Porous Materials, Rubber / Elastomer
- OD Range: 0.1250 to 48 inch
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Supplier: Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc.
Description: commodity components. If your firm is producing equipment for technology-driven markets, such as analytical instrumentation, medical diagnostics, ruggedized devices for information technology, telecommunications, industrial controls or aerospace - we believe we can add value. Core
- Cutting: Water Jet Cutting
- Location: North America, United States Only, Northeast US Only
- Materials: Rubber, Foam
- Services Offered: CAD / CAM Support, Design Assistance, Prototype Services, Low Volume Production, Inspection / Quality Control
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Core Distinctions: Choosing the Right Foam for Critical Composite Core Applications
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How General Plastics' Tooling Foam Empowered Creation and Test of Prototype Missile Aeroshell Cover at Mach 4+ Speed
Applied Aerospace Structures Corp. looked to General Plastics' Multi-Use Core Series for it's fine-cell structure, stability, and easy-to-machine benefits. Already familiar with its physical properties and advantages, AASC selected the 30-pound density of this rigid polyurethane foam to mold tools
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Interview with General Plastics President & CEO, Dr. Mitchell Johnson
General Plastics Manufacturing company is a Tacoma, Washington state-based manufacturer of composite core and custom moulded parts for aerospace, automotive and other markets. In the run up JEC World, Inside Composites caught up with the company's President and CEO, Dr. Mitchell Johnson to discuss
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Dielectric Materials for Use in Radomes
, materials are needed with combined characteristics of good dielectric properties coupled with structural strength, durability, and chemical inertness. Polyurethane foam is subsequently used in a myriad of industries such as aerospace, medical, construction, marine, and composite core. General Plastics
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Self-healing sandwich structures incorporating an interfacial layer with vascular network
The core was constructed of Rohacell 71, a typical high-density aerospace composite foam core material, with thickness 12.7 mm.
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ZLMUB2012P385
This explains why many commercial applications use foam cores while aerospace applications use the higher-performance but more expensive honeycombs.
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http://www.ndt.net/article/ewgae2012/content/papers/34_Ono.pdf
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Americam Society of Composites: 29th Technical Conference
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Plate Structures
Honeycomb core are widely used in aerospace applications, while foam core are found in civil engineering.
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http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/28868/60425095-MIT.pdf?sequence=2
Thus, commercialization of foam /honeycomb core tubes in aerospace applications is not viable in short times.
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http://pages.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/sampe/journal_20130708/offline/sampe_journal_20130708.pdf
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