SLURRY-BASED FABRICATION OF CHOPPED FIBERGLASS COMPOSITE PREFORMS

A water-based process for the fabrication of chopped fiberglass preforms is being developed in collaboration with the Automotive Composite Consortium (ACC) and The Budd Company. This slurry process uses hydraulic pressure to form highly compacted fiberglass preforms on contoured, perforated metal screens. The preforms will be used in the development of structural automotive composites. A key objective is to produce preforms having uniform areal density. Computational simulation of variable open area screens, and areal density mapping using a gamma densitometer are discussed.

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  • English

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  • Pagination: 11p

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00728720
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Report/Paper Numbers: INEL-94-00388,, CONF-9503210-1
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Nov 25 1996 12:00AM