Boston SAMPE Meeting

Wednesday November 18, 2009

 6.00 pm Social Hour ~  6.30 pm Dinner  ~ 7.45 pm Presentation

 

Note Wednesday meeting date------>  :  Wyndham Boston Andover

123 Old River Road | Andover, Massachusetts 01810 P 978-975-3600 Map

 

 

TOPIC:         Stretch Broken Carbon Fiber (SBCF) in composite structures

 

ABSTRACT:

 

“Over the last few years, Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) has worked on a Hexcel led team to demonstrate the viability of Stretch Broken Carbon Fiber (SBCF) in composite structures.  Hexcel has been working on the Stretch Breaking process since the early 1990’s.  While any carbon tow can be used as feedstock, this work focused on IM-7 carbon fiber. 

 

AEC’s focus for this research effort was 3D wovens, Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), and forming using mechanical pressure.

 

 To date, AEC has successfully demonstrated the feasibility of Hexcel’s SBCF to:

 

·         Replace continuous fiber in 3D preforms without major alterations to the weaving set-up and processing parameters

·         Form both inner & outer stiffeners of typical aircraft frames while maintaining fiber alignment in radial & longitudinal directions without darting

·         Be utilized in Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) for both epoxy and BMI resins

·         Tailored woven preforms

·         Currently investigating bead stiffened webs to improve structural efficiency through geometry

 

The presentation shall cover AEC’s efforts as well as some of the testing data, courtesy of Hexcel.

 

Presenter: Michael McClain PE

Senior Engineer - Engineering Research & Development . Albany Engineered Composites, Inc. 112 Airport Drive, Rochester, NH 03867

Phone: +1.603.330.5877 Fax: +1.603.330.5801 www.albint.com\aec

 

BIO:

Michael McClain PE is a Senior Engineer – R&D at Albany Engineered Composites with a focus on developing new processes and manufacturing methods.  He has experience with liquid molding, structural analysis, testing, repair, M&P, and manufacturing of composite structures.  Mike holds a B.S. and M.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University in Engineering Mechanics as well as PE licenses in Maine and New Hampshire.  In his spare time, Mike enjoys spending time with his family and working around his house. 

 

TIME:                           HOURS:        6:00 pm Social Time ~  6:30 pm Dinner , ~ 7.45 pm Presentation

    MENU:                               DINNER:          Grilled Steak, Chicken.

COST:          $20 SAMPE Members, $10 SAMPE Student Members

 

This is a Wednesday meeting.  Reservations are required no later than Noon on Monday November 16, 2009

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