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I am developing a composite that will utilize silk as the reinforcing component within a thermoset plastic and am trying to find information that will help me decide whether or not degradation of the protein strand is going to be a long term factor in the finished product. Chemistry is not my field and any help would be muchly appreciated.
Grapes
Grapes





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I am not shure that you would actualy be making a composite type material as the two conponants are not dissimilar enough.
The long term problem you are concerned about should not be a problem as the "chemistry" will be finished shortly after the product is made.
A good source for information in this area is a book by the O.U. Materials in action series "Stuctural Materials" by Butterworths, Borough Green, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN15 8PH, England.
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Second, (I am assumeing that the silk will melt, though please correct me if this is a misassumption) are you concerned with the temperature sensitivity of silk in the process, or is it your intention that the melted silk will better fuse and integrate w/the thermoset?
Thanks,
Joe
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good luck
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