25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-P3.15

NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR NOVEL HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPOSITES: MANUFACTURING, CHARACTERIZATION AND APPLICATION

T. Mahrholz, U. Riedel*, M. Sinapius*
DLR, Germany; *German Aerospace Center, Germany

Keywords: Nanocomposite, Silicon Dioxide, Epoxide Resin, Fibre-reinforced Composites

The prepreg technique is most frequently used for producing fibre composite structures. Applying liquid composite moulding technologies, weight reductions of 30% and cost savings of 40% are being expected. The shrinkage of liquid resins induces residual stresses that deteriorate the material performance. Using fillers of nanoscaled particles abolish this drawback.

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