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Hexcel to exhibit aerospace materials at SAMPE 2015

14 May '15

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Advanced composites company, Hexcel, is set to exhibit its latest aerospace applications at the SAMPE conference, to be held from May 18 to 21, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Specialists from Hexcel’s carbon fibres, reinforcements, prepregs, honeycomb and engineered core groups will be present to speak with attendees about Hexcel’s wide variety of products and offerings.

Hexcel will be promoting its new RTM resin, HexFlow RTM230 ST, which performs well at high temperatures with superior toughness and exhibits excellent high rate impact resistance. HexFlow RTM230 ST resin combines high in-plane and impact performance with good long term thermal stability, but is also easy to process, with a 45 minute injection window. This new resin demonstrates outstanding resistance to aggressive fluids including commonly used solvents and aviation fuel. The HexFlow RTM230 ST resin is particularly suited for engine components such as fan blades and fan cases, spacers and outlet guide vanes, Hexcel said in a statement.

Hexcel will also be promoting its award-winning HiTape dry carbon fibre reinforcements which are designed for the automated manufacture of preforms at very high deposition rates. The preforms can be infused with Hexcel’s RTM6 resin for a cost-efficient out-of-autoclave process for the manufacture of next generation aircraft structures. Parts produced with HiTape reinforcements and Hexcel’s HexFlow infusion resins can be up to 30mm thick with a 58 to 60 per cent fibre volume content, resulting in mechanical properties that are as high as those achieved with primary structure prepregs.

The company will also present HexTow HM63, the high modulus fibre for major space and aerospace OEMs. HexTow HM63 has the highest tensile strength of any high modulus fibre and provides outstanding translation of fibre properties in a composite, including superior interlaminar shear and compression shear strength. HexTow HM63 fibre is ideal for applications such as space, UAV, commercial aerospace, helicopters and satellites. It also meets the special requirements for premium sports and recreation applications such as Formula 1, marine, bicycles, fishing rods, and other industrial applications.

Hexcel Corporation develops, manufactures and markets lightweight, high-performance structural materials, including carbon fibres, reinforcements, prepregs, honeycomb, matrix systems, adhesives and composite structures, used in commercial aerospace, space and defence and industrial applications. (GK)

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