Light-weight plastic panel

[sarar]

I am looking for a high-strength, light-weight plastic panel 1-1.5" thick with a weight of less than 2.9 lbs/ft2. I would like to know where I can find information about material fitting this criteria.

Thanks,
Sara

 

[insideman]

I think you are out of luck. Even balsa would be heavier than that.

 

[pardal]

Sarar , it is better you put your correction on the same post


sarar (Mechanical) Apr 2, 2003
I have a correction for my last thread, in the design will be a honeycomb shape sandwiched between to flat panels, so I guess what I am looking for is a material with a high strength-to-weight ratio and where I could find information about this type of material.

Pardal

 

[pardal]

sarar

maybe you can look for a polycarbonate alveolar .

I know of them on about 10 mm thick .

I do not know is there is 1 " thick


Pardal

 

[cjkfox]

Try one of the structural foam panel manufacturers that sell laminated panels used in yacht hull construction

One is

http://www.diabgroup.com

More information on this type of composite on

http://www.boatdesign.net

Carol

 

[hankd]

Have you checked into aerospace materials?

We use panels made by Nordam and the 1" thick fiberglass skin honeycomb panels weigh .64 lb / ft^2 and aluminum skinned 1" thick is 1.14 lb / ft^2...

http://nordam.com/prodserv.cfm?flatpanels