Owner's manual
Machining composites
FRPs are not homogeneous, therefore •
several aspects affect their machinability:
Continuous Fiber•
Continuous ber can be combined with virtually
all resins. They are used for weaving, braiding,
lament winding applications, uni-directional
prepreg tapes and prepreg tow for ber placement.
Chopped Fiber•
Chopped bers are used in compression and
injection molding compounds to produce machine
parts. The nished products have excellent
corrosion, creep and fatigue resistance plus high
strength and stiffness characteristics.
Curing
Stacked
materials
Resin
Fibre
fabric
Fibres
Fibres
volume
Processing
Coating
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