Aluminium Honey Comb Use

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fgayford	fgayford posted 11 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 433, Visits: 1.2K	I have a question about aluminum honey comb use. I looked on the website store at Aluminum Honey comb. Does it conform easily to rounded shapes? I know that Nomex honeycomb does not unless you get the expanded cells in one direction. For an example. Could I bond it down to a basket ball half shape with vacuum bag pressure. I am guessing you can form aluminum honey comb around this shape by hand and pull it down the rest of the way with a vacuum bag pressure while the adhesive cures. Maybe I am wrong. I have been using a Loctite Hysol EA-9430 adhesive to bond Nomex honeycomb, is this a good product for aluminum honey comb or is there a better room temperature cure product out there. They use it on Sail Planes. The reason I want to use aluminum honey comb is for energy absorption in case of a heavy impact, like F1 race cars. Is that the best properties of aluminum honey comb over others like carbon or Nomex? Thanks Fred
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