Investigation of Reinforced Thermoplastics for Naval Aircraft Structural Applications.

Abstract

Thermoplastic resins have been used extensively in industry primarily in unreinforced molded assemblies or reinforced with chopped glass fibers or mat; both are considered essentially non-structural or secondary structural applications. The thermoplastics are selected for these applications for their low cost, ease of formability and processability and good environmental resistance Their entrance into the structural composite field had been hampered by their low heat distortion temperature, low mechanical properties and poor creep characteristics. In recent years, however, the development of several new thermoplastic resins has minimized these disadvantages, while retaining the processability and other favorable attributes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADA306049

Entities

People

  • J. T. Hoggatt

Organizations

  • Boeing

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Laminates
  • Manufacturing
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Physical Properties
  • Plastics
  • Resins
  • Thermoplastic Composites
  • Thermoplastic Resins

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Systems Analysis and Design