September 2003 Issue
September 2003
Features
Featured articles from the September 2003 issue of CompositesWorld
Advanced Pultrusion Takes Off In Commercial Aircraft Structures
Innovative prepreg pultrusion process forms profiles equal to autoclaved components at lower cost.
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Airbus A340 carbon composite spoiler made with RTM
When FACC AG (Ried, Austria) contracted to fabricate a demonstration composite replacement part for a highly stressed aluminum spoiler center fitting on the Airbus A340-600, the company wanted to use resin transfer molding (RTM) because the part's complex shape would be difficult to produce consistently and
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Designing The Chanute Aerobatic Aircraft
Finite element modeling speeds development time and reduces uncertainty.
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Metal Matrix Composites Advance Optoelectronics Package Design
Cast aluminum silicon carbide keeps costs down while providing ideal thermal properties.
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