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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 processing
- Bulk Density: 12 lbs/ft³
- Tensile Strength: 389 to 421 psi
- Thermal Conductivity: 0.246 BTU-in/hr-ft²-F
- Features: Aerospace, Core Material, Flame Retardant, Plastic / Polymer, Stock Shape (Bar, Sheet, etc.), Tooling / Modeling
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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
- Features: Core Material, Other, Stock Shape (Bar, Sheet, etc.)
- Form / Shape: Film / Sheet
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Supplier: Zotefoams, Inc.
Description: in the foam and a consistency of cell structure and density allows Zotefoams to offer the world’s lightest cross-linked foams. Plastazote® foams are available in: a range of densities from 15kg/m3 to 115kg/m3 a variety of attractive colours Metallocene grades for easier
- Bulk Density: 7.1783 lbs/ft³
- Features: Aerospace, Architectural / Construction, Automotive / Transportation, Core Material, Electrically Conductive, Flame Retardant, Marine, Medical, Other, Packaging / Casing, Plastic / Polymer
- Type: Closed Cellular, Rigid
- Applications: EMI / RFI Shielding
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Supplier: General Plastics Manufacturing Co.
Description: material, or to break up resonance or change shock pulse frequencies. LAST-A-FOAM® high-density flexible foams can withstand temperatures up to 160˚F and reduced temperatures, although at subzero the foam can become significantly firmer. General Plastics flexible foam
- Bulk Density: 10 lbs/ft³
- Features: Aerospace, Core Material, Flexible, Medical, Plastic / Polymer, Resin Infusion / Molding, Stock Shape (Bar, Sheet, etc.)
- Form / Shape: Board / Block, Film / Sheet
- Type: Open Cellular
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Supplier: ERG Materials & Aerospace Corporation
Description: entirety of the material. Duocel® copper foam is a rigid, highly porous and permeable structure and has a controlled density of metal per unit volume. Duocel® is a porous structure or open-celled foam consisting of an interconnected network of solid struts. Like soap suds or beer
- Bulk Density: 39.15 lbs/ft³
- Tensile Strength: 1,000 psi
- Applications: Acoustics / Sound Proofing, EMI / RFI Shielding, Filtration, Impact / Energy Absorption, Structural / Composites
- Features: Aerospace, Automotive / Transportation, Baffling / Explosion Suppression, Core Material, Electrically Conductive, Industrial OEM, Marine, Metal Foam, Other, Reticular, Stock Shape (Bar, Sheet, etc.)
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Supplier: ERG Materials & Aerospace Corporation
Description: therefore considered an "isotropic" foam. Just as all the structural ligaments or struts are interconnected, the open cell porosity is also interconnected, enabling fluids to pass freely into and out of the foam structure. While technically designated as an open-celled foam,
- Bulk Density: 11.8 lbs/ft³
- Tensile Strength: 180 psi
- Tensile Modulus (E): 14.6 ksi
- Thermal Conductivity: 40.21413332649231 BTU-in/hr-ft²-F
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Supplier: ERG Materials & Aerospace Corporation
Description: open-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
- Bulk Density: 18.03 lbs/ft³
- Applications: Acoustics / Sound Proofing, EMI / RFI Shielding, Filtration, Impact / Energy Absorption, Structural / Composites
- Features: Aerospace, Automotive / Transportation, Baffling / Explosion Suppression, Ceramic Foam, Core Material, Electrically Conductive, Industrial OEM, Marine, Other, Reticular, Stock Shape (Bar, Sheet, etc.)
- Form / Shape: Board / Block, Fabricated Shapes, Film / Sheet, Rod / Bar Stock
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Supplier: General Plastics Manufacturing Co.
Description: Manufacturers in the aerospace industry rely on our flexible WSF-1010 self-skinning foam series (also known as integral skin foam) for aircraft interiors. This durable, flame-retardant aerospace polyurethane foam meets FAR 25.853 standards. It is used extensively
- Tensile Strength: 102.8 psi
- Applications: Aerospace
- Type: Closed Cellular, Rigid
- Form / Shape: Film / Sheet, Stock Shape (Bar, Sheet, etc.)
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Supplier: ERG Materials & Aerospace Corporation
Description: 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 area and surface
- Bulk Density: 4.37 lbs/ft³
- Tensile Strength: 25 to 50 psi
- Applications: Acoustics / Sound Proofing, EMI / RFI Shielding, Filtration, Impact / Energy Absorption, Structural / Composites
- Features: Aerospace, Automotive / Transportation, Baffling / Explosion Suppression, Ceramic Foam, Core Material, Electrically Conductive, Industrial OEM, Marine, Medical, Other, Reticular, Stock Shape (Bar, Sheet, etc.)
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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 combustion. They are biologically inert and offer:
- Use Temperature: 320 F
- Features: Aerospace, Architectural / Construction, Automotive / Transportation, Chemical / Fuel Resistant, Core Material, Electrical Insulation / Dielectric, Flame Retardant, Fluoropolymer, Medical, Packaging / Casing, Plastic / Polymer, Sealing / Gasketing, Thermal Insulation
- Type: Closed Cellular
- Form / Shape: Fabricated Shapes
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Supplier: ASTM International
Description: sandwich core materials during product process design and optimization, manufacturing process control, after manufacture inspection, and in service inspection. 1.3 This practice has utility for testing of polymer matrix composites and sandwich core materials containing but not limited
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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: 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: Core Material, 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: Core Material, 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: Core Material, Thermal Insulation
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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).
- Industry: Aerospace
- Features: Flame Retardant (e.g. UL 94 Rated)
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Description: of the product during cure enables also excellent gap-filling properties, filling of mismatched areas, core splicing or reinforcing honeycomb cores.
- Use Temperature: -67 to 350 F
- Industry: Aerospace, OEM / Industrial
- Chemical System: Epoxy (EP)
- Features: Flexible / Dampening, Other
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Supplier: Stockwell Elastomerics, Inc.
Description: 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 Competence The
- Services Offered: Design Assistance, Inspection / Quality Control, Prototype, Short Run Production
- Materials: Foam / Sponge, Rubber
- Features: North America, Northeast US Only, United States Only
- Die Cutting Method: Steel Rule Die Cutting
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. Because our time-tested foams for boats do not absorb water, General Plastics’ marine polyurethane products do not rot, warp, bow or delaminate. Our HDU marine-grade foam serves as core material for building transoms, hulls and bulkheads. It also provides an enduring, cost-effective choice (read more)
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Core Distinctions: Choosing the Right Foam for Critical Composite Core Applications
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Dielectric Materials for Use in Radomes
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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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Lightweight Materials: Understanding the Basics
This explains why many commercial applications use foam cores while aerospace applications use the higher-performance but more expensive honeycombs.
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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
3D Fiber Reinforced Foam Cores (3DFRFC) represent a new class of core material designed to replace standard foam core in future aerospace structures.
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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
Compared to Rohacell WF, a high temperature foam core used in high performance aerospace applications, the mois- ture absorption of the tested aramid foam is considerably .