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AEROSPACE: Boeing and Fiberite strike agreement for qualification of reinforced epoxy

Advanced Ceramics Report, October, 1997

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group and Fiberite Inc have reached agreement to begin the qualification of the latter's pre-impregnated carbon fibre composite, 970, to Boeing Material Specification 8-256.

Boeing uses this carbon fibre-reinforced epoxy on secondary structures, including flight control surfaces and fairings, in all of its most recently designed commercial aeroplanes. Manufacture of parts using the material has largely been sub-contracted to composite fabricators in North America, Europe, Japan and Australia.

Fiberite's 970 was originally developed and formulated to help eliminate interlaminar porosity. Fiberite uses a formula-controlled tack feature which can be customised to adjust the system for specific manufacturing processes....

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