STRUCTURAL APPLICATION OF FIBER REINFORCING ORGANIC MATRIX COMPOSITES

THIS PROJECT INVOLVES FORMULATION OF HIGH PERFORMANCE ADHESIVES WHICH CURE RAPIDLY AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OR SLIGHTLY ELEVATED TEMPERATURES SUCH AS CAN BE PROVIDED WITH A HEAT GUN. EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON HIGH PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS INCLUDING RUBBER MODIFIED SYSTEMS AND PREPREG SYSTEMS WHICH CAN BE STORED IN FROZEN CONDITIONS AND WILL CURE IN 2 TO 4 HOURS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. PHASE I WILL INVOLVE FEASIBILITY AND PRELIMINARY SCREENING INCLUDING: GELL TIME, RT AND ELEVATED TEMPERATURE LAP SHEAR FOR ADHESIVES AND TENSILE TESTING FOR PREPREGS.