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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Corporate Authors:
Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company
P.O. Box 1625
Idaho Falls, ID United States 83401 -
Authors:
- Moore, G A
- JOHNSON, R W
- Landon, M D
- Stoots, C M
- Anderson, J L
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Conference:
- International Society of Advanced Materials Processing Engineering symposium and exhibition (41st)
- Location: Anaheim, CA
- Date: 1995-3-25 to 1995-3-28
- Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 11p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Glass fiber reinforced plastics; Structural materials; Water pressure
- Old TRIS Terms: Preforms
- Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;
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