SP-High Modulus, the marine business of Gurit is pleased to formally announce the appointment of Revchem Composites as a new distributor of SP-High Modulus branded products for the west coast of the ...

Textile cords in a rubber matrix form a key class of composites, which are used in many different applications, including tires, hoses, shock isolators, and air springs, to name a few. Today’s ...

This fibre has a linear density of 725 g/km (tex) with a filament diameter of 6.5 micrometres. The higher yield provides increased productivity during the carbon fibre composite conversion process ...

(Nanowerk News) Carbon nanotubes are a novel material that is 100 times stronger than steel while only one-fourth its weight, and have electrical conductivity as high as that of copper. If fibers ...

Carbon nanotubes are a strong and lightweight material with high electrical conductivity, which could potentially surpass the performance of existing carbon fibers. However, producing fibers with ...

President, Wyoming Test Fixtures Inc. The test fixtures and specimens used for the three methods are compared in Fig. 1, at left. All three apply an asymmetrical four-point bend loading to the ...

A composite material is constructed from two or more components that are used as seperate phases, and combine in the final material to yield properties that exploit features of the components. In ...

There are some aviation observers who predict composites and titanium will rule the roost when it comes to aerospace airframes and structures. But that seems rather unlikely. Aluminum is still ...