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Procurement
Olivier Cauquil
SVP Material and Parts Procurement
3rd Generation of
Composite Materials
for Airframe
World Materials Forum
Workshop on Composites
WMF - AIRBUS - 3rd Generation of Composites for Airframe June 2015
Outline
Introduction
• Composite use evolution in Airbus
• Current composite technologies
• Cost reduction
• Performance & Multifunctionality
• Processability
• Reuse & Recyclability
Conclusions
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Dry CF textile /
Resin (epoxy)
infusion
Process: dry textile lay-up +
Liquid Resin Infusion + oven / Primary structure, still less used than
tool curing prepreg
High performance, low use Cost & use increase challenges – Big parts!!
Thermoplastics
(PEEK/PEKK +
CF prepreg /
Process: prepreg lay-up Small parts, secondary structure
tape) (+oven/autoclave) ; press
forming, injection
moulding…
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Damage Fiber
tolerance Matrix
Conductivity Prepreg
Damping… …
Performance &
Cost Reduction
Multifunctionality
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New evaluation:
Low melting • Lay-up processes,
polymer injection moulding,
Pylon
Over-moulding…
• Welding (US,
ADVANCED TP Induction, resistance)
• Thermoplastic • Multifunctionality
new formulation integration: electrical
integrating multi
TBD
conductivity,
functionalities acoustic Floor structure
• Advanced attenuation…
assembly concept • Recyclability
• In-situ evaluation
consolidation
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Multifunctional Composites
Electrical Fuselage LE Erosion
Benefit: they will mean an important step forward in structural network acoustic solution protection
terms of the main drivers of future aircraft parts,
programs: weight and cost saving
Functions and technologies:
• Damage tolerance & high energy impact
Future: “multifunctional”
resistance: integrated shielding technologies
Composites with structural and
• Electrical: conductive particles, nanotechnology functional properties
• Acoustic & vibration attenuation: elastomeric
material integration (embedded damping)
• Erosion resistance: elastomeric surface film…
• Anti / de - ice: hydrophobic / heatable coatings Nanodoped
RTM resin
Embedded
damping
CFRP coated
with Cu
• Sensing: sensor integration inside CFRP
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Cost reduction
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
Pre-Impregnated Architecture
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Prepreg
• New architecture
• Interleaf system
• Resin content tailoring
• Higher areal weight
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Processability
New curing
approaches:
COCURING,
More Efficient semicuring
Process: PART
QUICKER LAY-UP INTEGRATION
+ CURING Reuse &
(RAPID CURING) Recycling
Reduction /
Decrease of elimination of
Process New Part auxiliary
Control Design:
materials
Specimens Design to
Manufactu
ring
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Conclusions
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Thank you
Presentation Prepared by:
for your attention
• Jose Sánchez Gómez – Composite Materials Senior
Expert, ESCAA
• Ivan Gayoso – Composites Procurement, PMCC
• Tamara Blanco – R&T Composite Materials, ESCRNM
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