composite materials in the aerospace industry
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Composite Materials in the aerospace industry . What are composites?. Composite materials are composed of two or more constituents stuck together with an epoxy These constituents have different physical and chemical properties that allow them to remain separate in the final structure - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Composite Materials in the aerospace industry
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What are composites?
• Composite materials are composed of two or more constituents stuck together with an epoxy
• These constituents have different physical and chemical properties that allow them to remain separate in the final structure
• The constituents are layered on top of each other as shown above
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Why do we use composites?
• Composites are used in the aerospace industry because they provide benefits that their substitute materials cannot.
• The plane that uses composites the most in aerospace is the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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Boeing 787
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Airbus’ use of composites
Aircrafts built using composites
% made from Composites
Airbus A320 10%
Airbus A380 25%
Airbus A400 M 30-35%
Airbus A350 53%
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Benefit to aerospace companies
• The largest benefit of composite materials in aircraft structure is the light weight of the material.
• Boeing 787 consumes 20% less fuel than the similar sized 767
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• Another benefit is the machining required to manufacture composite materials.
• The machines are smaller and much cheaper than machines used to manufacture metal materials.
Benefit to aerospace companies
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Disadvantages of composites
• The manufacturing process of composite materials has not been perfected.
• The process of perfecting it is time inefficient because companies must perfect it with trial and error.
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Composites expanding to other industries
• The new Lenovo laptop is structured with carbon composite materials
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• Composites are now being used in the new z06 Chevy Corvette
• Composites make up the body and the hood.
Composites expanding to other industries
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Web links
efunda Composite Information
Appropedia: Information about composites in the aerospace industry
myyellowcoat: Nature of Composite
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Works cited • "EFunda: Introduction to Composite Materials." EFunda:
The Ultimate Online Reference for Engineers. 2012. Web. 07 Nov 2012. <http://www.efunda.com/formulae/solid_mechanics/composites/comp_intro.cfm>.
• Hahn, Prof H.Thomas. " Journal of Composite Materials ." Jcm. SAGE Publications , 2012. Web. 08 Nov 2012. <http://jcm.sagepub.com>.
• "Putting it together – the science and technology of composite materials - Academy of Science." Home - Australian Academy of Science . 2000. Web. 11 Nov 2012. <http://www.science.org.au/nova/059/059key.html>.