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    Sandwich composites consist of three main components: face sheets made from traditional composite materials, a lightweight core material, and an adhesive to bond the layers together. Common core materials include honeycomb made from aluminum or fiber-reinforced phenolic, rigid foams like polymethacrylimide or polyvinyl chloride, and balsa wood. The core is bonded between the face sheets using either the resin in the face sheets or a film adhesive selected for the application. Sandwich composites are fabricated through processes like curing, thermoforming, cleaning, and bonding the layers together while ensuring proper compaction pressure without damaging the core material.

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    Sandwich composites consist of three main components: face sheets made from traditional composite materials, a lightweight core material, and an adhesive to bond the layers together. Common core materials include honeycomb made from aluminum or fiber-reinforced phenolic, rigid foams like polymethacrylimide or polyvinyl chloride, and balsa wood. The core is bonded between the face sheets using either the resin in the face sheets or a film adhesive selected for the application. Sandwich composites are fabricated through processes like curing, thermoforming, cleaning, and bonding the layers together while ensuring proper compaction pressure without damaging the core material.

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    Sandwich

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    Perry Vignesh
    Sandwich composites consist of three main components: face sheets made from traditional composite materials, a lightweight core material, and an adhesive to bond the layers together. Common core materials include honeycomb made from aluminum or fiber-reinforced phenolic, rigid foams like polymethacrylimide or polyvinyl chloride, and balsa wood. The core is bonded between the face sheets using either the resin in the face sheets or a film adhesive selected for the application. Sandwich composites are fabricated through processes like curing, thermoforming, cleaning, and bonding the layers together while ensuring proper compaction pressure without damaging the core material.

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    SANDWICH COMPOSITES

    COMPONENTS OF SANDWICH COMPOSITES


    face sheets, facings, skins core material adhesive

    FACE SHEETS
    traditional composite materials

    CORE MATERIALS

    honeycomb (Hexcel, Plascore)


    method of manufacture

    expansion process or corrugation process (see mfg processes) determines difference in L/W performance (see data sheet)

    materials (see property comparison)


    aluminum (CR-PAA/CRIII 5052 and 5056, ACG) aramid fiber reinforced phenolic (HRH-10 (Nomex), KOREX) glass reinforced phenolic (HRP, HFT) glass reinforced polyimide (HRH-327) thermoplastic

    closed cell rigid foam


    Rohacell (polymethacrylimide), Divinycell (polyvinyl chloride)

    cast (two-part expanding) foam balsa (Baltek)

    ADHESIVE BONDING
    rely on resin used in face sheet (particularly in wet lay-up) film adhesive select adhesive according to application

    FABRICATION PROCESS

    forming
    machining for foams

    curing/annealing to achieve desired density and strength thermoforming

    cleaning
    vacuuming for aluminum - vapor degreasing for Nomex - ethyl alcohol

    drying (elevated temperature in air-circulating oven) face sheets cocured or post-bonded must check compaction pressure will not crush core materials or cause intercell buckling of face sheets

    ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
    edge closures hardpoints for fasteners

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