Manufacturing Process Development of High-Performance Treated Honeycomb Core for Radar Absorbing Application

Patz Materials and Technologies proposes to develop a new manufacturing method to fabricate treated core by a modification of their existing production process. Their unique process consisting of dispersing a conductive particulate into a resin system, impregnating that resin system into a reinforcement and then corrugating that reinforcement into a cellular core to create a multifunctional composite core. This is core specifically designed to increase survivability while decreasing weight in airborne platforms. The end result will be a production methodology in which the radar-absorbing characteristics of the cellular core material will be predetermined and controlled before the fabrication of the core. This production methodology will yield consistent core properties and can utilize new materials in orientations unachievable through the standard dip or flow coat processes.