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Figure 7. Microcracks in a stratified MTM45-1/HM63 discriminator panel after a standard cure/postcure to 177°C
and thermal cycling.
Abstract
Fiber placement of Out-of-Autoclave (OoA) epoxies presents unique challenges to high rate automated fabrication of composite
structures. Development efforts by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® on MTM45®-1, in particular, have shown that, as compared to
autoclave materials, fabrication of high quality OoA structures by fiber placement requires significant modifications to the hand lay-up
prepreg form, higher temperature placement conditions, and close attention to material tack and outime levels. Recent efforts using
Skunk Works® Ingersoll Mongoose AFP machine have fabricated a variety of MTM45®-1 articles from test panels, to elements, to
complex wing skin structures, all of which have led to the formation of improved placement parameters. The lessons learned from
these efforts have highlighted which changes in machine design and process parameters will have the greatest impact on improving
the quality and cost of future OoA fiber placed structures.
Abstract
Current state-of-the-art composite manufacturing technologies developed for dual-aisle aircraft are limited to a low volume by
an exclusive use of an autoclave molding method. This method is both time-intensive and costly. Future composite aerospace
applications for primary and secondary aircraft structures could demand a rapid part production rate with void-free quality in addition
to exceptional performance. Notably, single-aisle aircraft would need innovative composite manufacturing technologies that are rapid
and cost competitive enough to compete with current metal alloy processes. Researchers at Toray Composites (America), Inc. have
investigated a rapid out-of-autoclave (OOA) molding method known as the Quickstep process. This process allows rapid heating/
cooling with moderate compaction pressures to fabricate composites from prepregs. Two commercially available aerospace prepregs
were utilized in the present study for a comparison among Quickstep, vacuum bag only (VBO) and autoclave. A non-interlayer
toughened system demonstrated more than 50% total cycle time reduction compared to VBO and autoclave. In addition, a low void
content of less than 1% was achieved with comparable mechanical properties to those from autoclave cure. On the other hand,
an interlayer toughened system showed a marginal reduction in total cycle time but achieved void content of less than 2% and
comparable mechanical properties to those from autoclave cure as well.
Figure 1. (a) Quickstep Process Schematic5-6, (b) Quickstep QSE250 Machine and curing chamber5-6.
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