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PRIMARY STRUCTURES
SECONDARY STRUCTURES
INTERIORS
The drawings are generic, to allow the maximum number of potential applications to be identified.
The drawings are not intended to represent a specific aircraft.
These generic drawings illustrate typical applications for HexForce fabrics, HexPly prepregs and HexFlow Liquid Resins. For information on
the full range of Hexcel products for aerospace (carbon fibres, adhesives, honeycombs, etc) please request a copy of our CD.
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Aero-engines
By the 1970s designers had turned to composites for the
weight-savings necessary for the large nacelles required by the
new generation of large high power turbofans. Today, engine
nacelles and thrust reversers include so many major composite
components that carbon fibre epoxy prepregs account for
typically half the volume of the entire nacelle structure.
The next step for aero-engine designers has been to apply
composites technology to more complex structures within the
engine itself.
Defence Aircraft
In their quest for superior performance, defence aircraft designers were the first to experiment with new materials and to
demonstrate the effectiveness of composites.
Helicopters
Both civil and defence helicopters consume large quantities of Hexcels
prepregs, adhesives, honeycombs and engineered core components. Many
structural parts are manufactured from prepreg, including the rear beam, the
transmission shaft, fuselage, and main rotor components.
Space
Launching satellites into space creates the ultimate performance challenge for composite materials. In addition to
the crucial weight savings, the materials also have to withstand extreme temperature fluctuations. The performance
requirements can be accommodated by Hexcels wide range of matrix systems.
The drawings are generic, to allow the maximum number of potential applications to be identified.
The drawings are not intended to represent a specific aircraft.
These generic drawings illustrate typical applications for HexForce fabrics, HexPly prepregs and HexFlow Liquid Resins. For information on
the full range of Hexcel products for aerospace (carbon fibres, adhesives, honeycombs, etc) please request a copy of our CD.
Index
Index
HexPly Prepregs
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Epoxies
Phenolics
p.6-7
- BMI
- Cyanates
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Prepreg Resins
FLOW STORAGE
HEXPLY DRY TG ONSET TYPICAL CURE CYCLE OUTLIFE AT ROOM
CURE PROCESS AT -18C STANDARD
RESIN (DMA) Temp C (F) Time CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE
AUTOCLAVE/ PRESS VACUUM ONLY (0F) PREPREG FORMS
SYSTEM C (F) (mins) days
HIGH months
EPOXIES
M26T 105 (220) 125 (255) 90 X X X 30 12 FABRIC
M76 130 (265) 135 (275) 180 X X 21 12 UD TAPE/FABRIC
913 150 (300) 125 (255) 60 X X 30 12 UD TAPE/FABRIC/TOWPREG
PHENOLICS
[80 (175) IN
HT93 125 (255) 120 X X X 30 14 FABRIC
SERVICE]
200 (390) IN
200 150 (300) 30 X X 30 12 FABRIC
SERVICE]
BMI
300for(572)
M65HexFlow resins LRI 191 (375) 240 (1) X X 30 12 UD TAPE/FABRIC/SLIT TAPE
HexCoat TM
Gel Coats
Reinforcements
F655 290 (550) 190 (375) 240 (1) X X 30 12 UD TAPE/FABRIC
CYANATES
996* 165 (330) 180 (350) 120 X X 14 6 UD TAPE/FABRIC
HexFIT
954-3 205 (400) 180 (350)
Magnamite Carbon Fibre
120 X X 14 12 UD TAPE/FABRIC
954-6* 150 (300) 121 (250) 180 X X 14 12 UD TAPE/FABRIC
HexPly
Prepregs TYPICAL CURE CYCLE
HEXPLY RESIN Peel ply DRY TG ONSET (DMA) MOLDING PROCESS
Temp C (F) Time
SYSTEM C (F) RTM.............. Infusion
(mins)
EPOXIES REDUX
RTM6-2 HexFlow
Liquid Resins
200C
Reinforcements
160C 2H X X
BMI
190C 4H
RTM 651 285C X
+postcure 16H 230C
* AVAILABLE IN US ONLY. (1) + POST-CURE
HexPly product data
MILITARY JETS
COMMERCIAL
HELICOPTERS
HEXPLY
TYPICAL
INTERIORS
NACELLES
AIRCRAFT
RESIN ATTRIBUTES
ENGINES
APPLICATIONS
SYSTEM
SPACE
UAVS
M26T self adhesive, self extenguishing fairings / sandwich structures X X
M76 high toughness, self adhesive, exible cure space applications X
913 versatile system with high environmental resistance structural components / fairings / X X X
helicopter blades
M92 self adhesive, self extenguishing fairings / sandwich structures X X
versatile system with high environmental resistance structural components
M20 high temperature performance from low temperature cure composite repair X X
8551-7 extreme damage resistance, very high toughness structural components / engine parts / X X
fan blades
M91 latest product for aerospace structure and aeroengine, excellent Aircraft and aeroengine primary sructure X X
toughness with very high residual compression strength after impact
M56 hight temperature performance from Out of the primary and secondary structures out of X X X
autoclave cure, low density autoclave
M18 low moisture uptake, low density space applications X
M18/1 self extinguishing. very high helicopter structural parts X
temperature wet performance.
922-1 high service temperature engine / nacelle structures X X
M65 high temperature, resistant BMI system parts subjected to very high temperatures X X X X
F655 high temperature primary / secondary structures, X X
engine components toughened
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HS Carbon Fabrics
WEIGHT STYLE WEIGHT RATE
WEAVE PRIMETEX OPTION
gsm oz/yd EU US warp % weft
Aramid Fabrics
WEIGHT STYLE WEIGHT RATE
WEAVE
gsm oz/yd EU US warp % weft
Quartz Fabrics
FIBRE COUNT
WEIGHT WEIGHT RATE
STYLE WEAVE warp weft
gsm oz/yd warp % weft
yarns/cm picks/cm
BALANCED FABRICS
145 4.28 610 LENO 52 48 11.2 10.5
265 7.82 593 5H SATIN 50 50 19.5 19.5
292 8.61 581 8H SATIN 50 50 21 21
300 8.85 595 TWILL 2X2 50 50 9.2 9.2
HexForce product data
FIBRE COUNT REINFORCEMENT YARN THICKNESS
warp weft
yarns/cm warp weft mm
SI C9 67 SI C9 67 0.11
SI C9 67 SI C9 67 0.20
SI C9 67 SI C9 67 0.22
SI C14 80x2 SI C14 80x2 0.22
10-11
Peel Ply
WEIGHT WEIGHT RATE
STYLE FINISH DP WEAVE
gsm oz/yd warp % weft
POLYAMIDE FABRICS
95 2.80 BI9760 BLANC/ROSE X PLAIN 50 50
POLYESTER FABRICS
90 2.65 BI9842 X PLAIN 51 49
DP : Heat treated-Preformed (On Request)
TF 970 X AMINOSILANE
A 1100 X AMINOSILANE
F 69 X SILANE
F 81 X SILANE
HT X DIRECT SIZE E OR S-2 GLASS
HexForce product data
FIBRE COUNT REINFORCEMENT YARN THICKNESS
warp weft warp weft mm
yarns/cm
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Notes
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