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Figure 2. Program objectives. been previously published7-9, a processing science design of experiments, dissection of a wing skin, and a low cost/ short lead time tooling study, respectively. Nor does this paper cover the closely related efforts such as materials characterization and process modeling conducted primarily by the Air Force Research Laboratory10 and Cytec Engineered Materials11, studies in automated lay-up conducted through Boeing internal programs12,13, and structural validation and comparison of out-of-autoclave and autoclave processed prepregs for co-cured skin-stringer assemblies14. Information included in this paper and its companion papers2-6 cover efforts in the time period of roughly October 2009 through April 2010. Selected Background in Out-of-Autoclave Curing In the 1980’s, there were several out-of-autoclave, vacuum only processing only studies such as15, often with repair in mind. In the 1990’s, out-of-autoclave studies looked at the feasibility of using tooling materials and processes for prototype parts of limited life16. More recently, material systems have been formulated and manufactured to achieve nearly autoclave-produced structural properties and quality (reduced porosity), which is fueling interest in large primary structural applications, such as the Air Force Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft17. In addition to the effort of Cytec Engineered Materials on the CYCOM®5320 and CYCOM®5320-1 families of materials, Advanced Composites Group (ACG) has been working in the area of non-autoclave processed prepregs for years, providing a SAMPE award winning paper18 and a recent paper on an experimental system, XMTM4719. ACG MTM 45-1 was the out-of-autoclave product used on the Air Force Advanced Composite Cargo Aircraft program, previously cited. Hexcel also published effort in out-of-autoclave materials/processing20. Recent studies with sandwich processing considerations not yet mentioned include university efforts such as that of
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McGill University21 and those of NAVAIR such as the effort performed by ACG in the Lightweight Composite Structures (LCS) program22. More recently, there has been discussion of out-of-autoclave curing approaches for higher use temperature materials such as bismaleimide prepregs23.


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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011

SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011
Contents
President’s Message
Technical Director’s Corner
Non-Autoclave (Prepreg) Manufacturing Technology for Primary Aerospace Structures
Corporate Partners
SAMPE Journal Editorial Calender
Welcome SAMPE’s Newest Members
The SAMPE Foundation
SAMPE 2011 Long Beach
Materials & Products
Europe News & Views
SAMPE Europe’s SEICO 2011, Paris
SAMPE Europe’s SETEC 2011, Leiden
Industry News
Evaluation of Sandwich Structure Bonding in Out-Of-Autoclave (OOA) Processing
SAMPE Tech 2010–A Review
SAMPE Books & CD’s Order Form
SAMPE Proceedings
SAMPE Fall Tech Conference-Call for Papers 2011
SAMPE LinkedIn Communities
Advertiser’s Index
Resource Center
SAMPE Upcoming Conferences
Chapter Meetings Dates and Contacts
Industry Events Calendar
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SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - Contents
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 2
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - President’s Message
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - Technical Director’s Corner
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 5
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - Non-Autoclave (Prepreg) Manufacturing Technology for Primary Aerospace Structures
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 7
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 8
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 9
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 10
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 11
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 12
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 13
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - SAMPE Journal Editorial Calender
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 15
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - Welcome SAMPE’s Newest Members
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 17
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 18
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 19
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - The SAMPE Foundation
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - SAMPE 2011 Long Beach
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - Materials & Products
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 23
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - Europe News & Views
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 25
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - SAMPE Europe’s SEICO 2011, Paris
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SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - SAMPE Europe’s SETEC 2011, Leiden
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SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - Industry News
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SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - Evaluation of Sandwich Structure Bonding in Out-Of-Autoclave (OOA) Processing
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SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - SAMPE Tech 2010–A Review
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - SAMPE Books & CD’s Order Form
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - SAMPE Proceedings
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - 43
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - SAMPE Fall Tech Conference-Call for Papers 2011
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - SAMPE LinkedIn Communities
SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - Advertiser’s Index
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SAMPE Journal - January/February 2011 - Resource Center
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