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    Polyurethane inspection - Ultrasonics?

    what UT equipment are you using? A log amplifier with your UT equipment would help a great deal for high attenuation materials. Thanks, AK
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    Pre-preg materials

    Any prepreg material you use will not offer long term impermeability to jet fuel all by itself. A rubber based coating like PRC or similar fuel selant has to be used to serve as a barrior. The Prepreg material you choose should have a resin content of upwards of 35 % to provide a smooth glossy...
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    Composite Lightning Portection

    simple and easy. You should use what is called a Expanded Aluminum Foil (EAF) manufactured by Exmet. It is probably a dry mesh that they supply, but you can use it with wetlayup or prepreg. If you prefer a prepregged mesh, try prepreggers on the East Coast. Newport Adhesives is one of them...
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    Silicone contamination

    Couple of things : 1. Silicone (uncured) present on the surfaces to be bonded is the real problem. Zero contamination is impossible and any silicone present on the bonding surface adds to the knock down factor. 2. If you are looking to quantify, monitor the amount of silicone cntamination on...
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    what skills to be an M+P engineer

    Mr. TomAi, since this post is in the composite engineering forum I assume you are asking aboout M&P in composite materials. The best place to start is start with a handbook. A good one i use everyday is Failure Analysis of composites : published by CINDAS purdue university...
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