Industrial materials are facing a paradigm shift now that composites are replacing many metallic and ceramic materials. Although manufacturers prefer well-known metallics, industries, such as aerospaceand automotive, require lighter weight options with high material performance capabilities, increased corrosion resistance, and increased load and fatigue capacity.
Considering corrosion related expense accounts for 3.5% of the global gross domestic product, innovative companies are turning to composites to solve traditional material limitations. Processing conditions for composites and polymers are much more energy-efficient and labor friendly compared to that of metallic materials. Ceramic materials are beneficial for high-temperature applications, however, they lack the flexural strength and tend to crack and dis-bond over time.
Fiber reinforced composites are becoming the desired product for the transportation industry where fuel savings and environmental concerns are a priority. Composite material innovations are of critical precedence for aerospace, automotive and marine manufacturers, but they also play an important role in energy sectors, where composites are adding significant value to applications such as wind turbine blades, energy storage tanks, and restoring present pipelines.
In the case of polymers, PMCs, which distinguish from other types especially because they are lightweight, are further classified.
Three Types of PMCs
Thermosets crosslink polymer chains during the cure stage, resulting in a rigid product that hold their shape. What is most advantageous for thermosets is that they can be used at elevated temperatures as they maintain structural rigidity when heated. Typical examples for thermosetting polymer matrices are polyester, vinyl ester, epoxy, phenolic, nylon, cyanate ester, polyurethane, polyimide, and bismaleimide.
Nycote Laboratories Corporation (NLC) is a manufacturer of unique highly cross-linked clear nylon polymer resin and coating products, which are formulated to self-level and cure pinhole-free for a uniform coverage and complete encapsulation. They can be used as a resin (glue that holds fibers together and into a specific shape).
Nycote formulates unique clear lightweight polymer epoxy resin products that can be used to protect and encapsulate products, or be the glue that holds fibers together, as in Fiber Reinforced Composites. As a resin additive, Nycote products add the flexibility with nylon while increasing strength with epoxy.
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