A Characterization of V-391/H46-8B, A Toughened BMI Prepreg System Produced by U.S. Polymeric

Abstract

The objective of this research effort is to characterize an advanced composite prepreg system. The material under investigation is U.S. Polymeric's V-391, a modified BMI resin, on continuous Hitex 46-8B graphite fibers. U.S. Polymeric has stated that the V-391 resin has the toughness of thermoplastics and the temperature performance of BMI's (Konarski 89). This study shows that although V-391/H46-8B shows improved toughness over baseline BMI's, its toughness is only a fraction of that of current thermoplastics, but its processability makes it an attractive material over baseline BMI's.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA221772

Entities

People

  • Charles S. Hill

Organizations

  • Wright Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Weight
  • Composite Materials
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Physical Properties
  • Resins
  • Strain Gages
  • Stresses
  • Test Methods
  • Toughness

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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  • Reinforced Composite Materials