Does anyone have a formula for calculating a ply thickness for a fabric if you know the resin fraction, the fiber density, and how much pressure is used for the lamination (open mold, vacuum bag, autoclave)? If you could share it with me then that would be appreciated.
Regards,
Peter Smith
Does anyone know of any good, (hopefully one part) adhesive to bond a stainless steel bracket to a piece of stainless steel sheet metal? Needs to be applied on a vertical wall at room temperature but still adhere at 30 degrees F. Wants to be able to have a shear strength of about 100 psi...
We are a yacht builder that uses Solid Edge. We build nine different powerboat models and seven different sailboat models, and we have an MRP system. We are trying to devise a way to tie the drawings to the MRP but still keep the drawings esy to identify when we search using Windows Explorer...
We are in the process of creating a standard file name or numbering system for our Engineering department. Is there a numbering or naming standard that is simple to use and robust? Is one preferred over the other? We build yachts so we have drawings ranging from laminate schedules to carpentry...
I am looking for software to analyze strength and stiffness of cored composite laminates that are subjected to uniform loads. Typical laminates are Kevlar/E-glass on one face, a core made from Balsa, or PVC, or SAN, and then Carbon on the inner skin. Does any know of a robust software package to...
Does anyone have experience with producing Class A finishes with the SCRIMP process using vinylester resin and core materials. We are a boat builder, and have a solution, but we are looking for alternate ways around the problem
