VARTM Processing of High Temperature Polymer Matrix Composites

Abstract

The overall technical objective of the Phase 1 effort was to extend and advance the state the-art in high temperature composite fabrication techniques by developing a High Tempera Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM) process for polyimide resins. This was accomplished by drawing on M&P Technologies' past "small-scale" fabrication successes, do selecting the best practices/methods, and ultimately demonstrating equivalent properties Resin Transfer Molded Polymer Matrix Composites (PMCs). Specific objectives included 1) develop optimized process parameters for VARTM with scalability in mind, 2) down select the best candidate resins and determine equivalency to RTM panels, and 3) determine application for Phase 2 sub-component demonstrations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 07, 2008
Accession Number
ADA482183

Entities

People

  • Jim M. Criss Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Material Fabrication
  • Composite Materials
  • Fabrication
  • High Temperature
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Moldings
  • Polyimide Resins
  • Polymer Matrix Composites
  • Polymers
  • Resin Transfer Molding
  • Resins
  • Rheology
  • Shear Strength

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design