Kevlar honeycomb.


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wojtepanik
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My supplier has something called kevlar honeycomb, as far as I know it is made out of kevlar paper(?) pre-impregnated with phenol resin. It is realyyyy expensive 70euro exl.vat for 2mm x 2550mmx1250mm and 48kg/m^2, he claims that it is the lightest sandwich in the world. I don't have money to buy it, but when I have some $ I will make some reviev of that, this is how it looks like :
http://surfpol.pl/images/stories/PLIKOWNIA%20KOMPOZYTY/HONEYCOMB/plaster-miodu.jpg
Here are some more info but unfortunatly in polish, but I quess it is not hard to understand things like dimensions or price Smile
http://surfpol.pl/materialy-sandwichowe-menukompozyty-112/honeycomb-aramid-menukompozyty-118.html
 Do you know anything about it? How strong is it? Is it hard to work with? Is it worth buying?
Thanks for your time 
Wojtek from Poland
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Edited 12 Years Ago by wojtepanik
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As a raw core, it certainly isnt the lightest in kg/m3  Some aluminium honeycombs with a large cell size are far lighter.

however what they probably meant is its the lightest core for its relative performance and that may well be accurate.

It is used a lot in the RC model aircraft scene too.  You can make some really light panels with a single layer of light woven glass either side of the core to give a nice stiff bulkhead panel or stiffening panel.

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Beginner question: Let's say I make two flat panels. They are the same size, roughly as big as a regular computer monitor.

For panel A, I just make one solid sheet of CF, from 8 layers of CF cloth soaked with epoxy, then vacuum-squeezed until cured.

For panel B, I make a sheet from 4 layers of CF, cure it until solid, epoxy a 5 mm Kevlar honeycomb to it, then make another 4-layer sheet and epoxy that one to the other side of the honeycomb.

What would be the differences between panel A and panel B from a mechanical standpoint? What would be some typical applications where panel A would be desirable, and what would be the cases when I would prefer panel B?
Edited 12 Years Ago by Florin Andrei
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