Marco Bronzoni, Product Manager and Market Manager at Instron, talks to AZoM regarding rheology systems and thermoplastic testing. Could you briefly explain how Instron® is involved in the measurement ...
Rheology is the science of studying the flow and deformation of materials rooted in the laws of elasticity and viscosity proposed by Hooke and Newton in the late 17 th Century. Thermoplastic polymer ...
Rheological testing of thermoplastic materials can be carried out on both melts and solid samples. Issues related to process ability can be correlated with polymer melt properties, or problems ...
Thermoplastics play a pivotal role in composite materials by serving as the matrix phase that binds reinforcements together.
Thermoplastic composite materials and processing interactions Selection of product material formats and their interactions with various process methods heavily influence a final TPC part’s properties and fabrication options.
TheSaKo project considers SME-volume thermoplastic sandwich structure joining, repair methods Fraunhofer IMWS, SKZ Plastics Center and other cross-functional partners target thermoformable edge shaping, load path-optimized joining zones, weld- and adhesive-optimized joints and repair-friendly concepts.
Thermoplastic composite pipes provide 59% reduction in H2 distribution CO2 emissions Hive Composites’ multilayer thermoplastic composite pipe (TPC) design meets hydrogen permeation requirements while ensuring substantial CO2 reductions compared to conventional steel pipe systems.
Cutting engine weight via thermoplastic composite guide vanes Greene Tweed replaces metal stator vanes with its DLF material co-molded with a metal leading edge that meets performance, cost and high-rate production targets while cutting 4 kg per engine.
KAI demonstrates thermoplastic and infused structures for future airframes Korea Aerospace Industries advances its expertise through a welded TPC fuselage section and resin-infused wing skin module and torsion box demonstrators.