jargon5
Aerospace
- Aug 11, 2005
- 27
My company has recently wanted to employ HyBor laminate (Boron/Epoxy) in an aircraft application. I have heard that there is significant handling concerns regarding the material. Has anyone used this particular material, and are there any issues that I should be aware of as I implement the material in the design? I calculated the $/weight, and its approximately on the order of $1000/lbf, so it's pretty expensive.
The primary application is in pure bending, and thus the thought was only to use uni-directional plies. The one significant advantage is that the strength of the material is nearly twice of standard gr/epoxy laminate (which is why we are considering it in compression/tension application).
The primary application is in pure bending, and thus the thought was only to use uni-directional plies. The one significant advantage is that the strength of the material is nearly twice of standard gr/epoxy laminate (which is why we are considering it in compression/tension application).