Hi guys,
I'm new to the ski building community, however i work as a composites engineer at a Dutch aerospace university.
At my office i can use an aerospace autoclave ( Max: 175 psi, 250 deg C)
My idea is to use prepreg composites, glas and carbon as reinforcement layer. The prepreg is epoxy based and needs to be cured at 250deg F for 1.5 hours.
The pressure will be some thing like 50-60psi
My question is has anyone every cured at this temperature.
Autoclaves
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That would seem like a problem, they probably go just up to where the humwpe they are using does not melt. I don't know all these numbers exactly, I just know they use redicilously high temperatures. If they use non-sintered pe, melting would not be such a big problem either. (it's all about time and production costs for some.
The alu will expand a bit to, but if you use wood underneath an alu sheet you don't have tocompensate for that expansion.
The alu will expand a bit to, but if you use wood underneath an alu sheet you don't have tocompensate for that expansion.