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Fly high with best composite materials for aircraft airframes

Time to board the latest innovation in composites for top-notch plane structure. A constantly evolving portfolio of aerospace composites offers solutions for airframes including empennage, wing and fuselage structures, delivering superior design, efficiency and value to leading customers in aviation.

Solvay’s wide range of products for aerospace applications provides these benefits while enabling complete design freedom. We offer the broadest offering, including composites, structural adhesives, and surfacing products as well as processing materials for a ubiquitous spectrum of applications.

From prepregs and resin systems such as CYCOM® and APC®, clients can benefit from maximized cost-efficient manufacturing processes while building lightweight and reliable structures.

Helping to design the next-generation airframe

Empennage for the greatest degree of stability

Tailor-made lightweight empennage products help to achieve the highest degree of design liberty while ensuring stability and safety. From tail cone to fixed aerodynamic surfaces and stabilizers, and movable aerodynamic surfaces can be built using structural composites, adhesives and bonding technologies, as well as radii filler.

Wings for all plane structures

From thick or thin, elliptical or squared, to straight or cranked wing, we offer engineered composite materials for all types of planes. A vast catalog provides solutions for toughened liquid resin infusion systems, tailored textiles and pre-forms, out of autoclave capable prepregs, and ATL-capable lightning strike protection for all wing structures.

Fuselage for highly-resistant airplane

he central portion of the airplane is designed to accommodate the crew, passengers, and even cargo require new design freedom, by reducing weight while ensuring safety. Solvay's lightweight damage-tolerant composites, surfacing films and environment resistant bonding primers and technologies, help to reduce weight while increasing aerodynamics thanks to high structural integration.

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Rubber. Ideally suited to aerospace applications. Features and Benefits: Fluoroelastomer rubber with excellent resistance to high temperatures and pressure as well as inherent resistance to prepreg volatile gasses. Excellent physical properties and no need for a lengthy oven post-cure cycle. Can be co-cured with certain silicone rubber compositions to produce a perimeter seal are compatible with standard sealant tape. Can be laminated to silicone rubber sheet to improve resistance to autoclave atmosphere permeation through the silicone sheet. Maximum use temperature 260°C (500°F). Tensile trength 2684 psi. Elongation at break 268%.

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Rubber. Ideally suited to aerospace applications. Features and Benefits: Uncured silicone compound, supplied in roll form. Can be used to bond cured and uncured silicone sheet to itself or to prepared metal surfaces. Requires the application of heat (150°C/302°F for 30 minutes) and slight contact pressure, in order to obtain the optimum in cure and bond strength. Must be cured in an oxygen free environment. Care should be taken to protect surfaces not intended to be bonded by using a release film. The use of our ETFE film A6000BNP20 is recommended in such cases. After vulcanization of 14206, no further protection is necessary. Excellent primers for 14206 are Thixon 305 or Dow Corning 2260. A primer is not necessary for bonding cured silicone to itself, or when using the uncured 14206 to repair damage to vacuum bags.

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High strength silicone rubber. Features and Benefits: High strength silicone compound developed for use as a vacuum membrane in composite fabrication applications, where high strength and resistance to high temperatures, pressures and aggressive volatile attack is required over long periods. Available in cured or uncured roll form. Solvay is able to fabricate very wide membranes, utilizing either butt joints or seamless joint technology. Excellent resistance to compression set and has been used to manufacture shaped, inflatable pressure bags for applications requiring critical dimensional stability. Maximum use temperature 232°C (450°F). Tensile strength 1300psi. Elongation at break 600%.

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High strength silicone rubber. Ideally suited to high temperature and pressure applications Features and Benefits: Translucent, platinum catalyst high strength silicone compound developed for use as a vacuum membrane in composite fabrication applications, where high strength and resistance to high temperatures, pressures and aggressive volatile attack is required over long periods. Available in cured or uncured roll form. Solvay is able to fabricate very wide membranes, utilizing either butt joints or seamless joint technology. Superior resistance to aggressive volatile attack. Maximum use temperature 232°C (450°F). Tensile strength 1700psi. Elongation at break 1240%.

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High strength silicone rubber. Ideally suited to aerospace applications. Features and Benefits: Very high quality, high strength, aerospace grade silicone rubber compound. Developed for use as a vacuum membrane in advanced composite fabrication applications, where high strength and resistance to elevated temperatures, pressures and aggressive volatile attack, is required over long periods. Available in cured or uncured roll format. Solvay is able to fabricate very wide membranes, using either butt joint or vulcanized seamless joint technology. Good resistance to compression set. Has been used to manufacture shapes, inflatable pressure bags, for applications requiring critical dimensional stability.

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210TFNP
Release fabric
Ideally suited to metal-bond applications.

Features and Benefits
Non-porous PTFE-coated weave fiberglass cloth.
Resistant to all solvents, adhesives and resin systems normally encountered in composite and metal-bond manufacture.
Will retain resin and be readily released from all commercial resin systems.
Designed as a release fabric which will prevent resin from bleeding into the breather fabric.
Can be used on metal-bond assemblies to promote filleting of the adhesive flash.
Ideal for flat and simple contoured assemblies.

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Highly conformable breather used for complex composite cures combined with bagging kit to allow for minimal touch labor in bag fit. High stretch and absorptive qualities reduce bridging on complex contour surfaces. Non-woven breather consisting of 100% high melt polyester.Used for the production of multiple layer applications to ensure correct resin to fiber ratio. High tensile strength. Maximum use temperature: 204°C (400°F). Color: White. Fibre: Polyester. Weight: 61g/m2.

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Medium weight nylon 6.6 peel ply for use directly against laminates or bond lines,imparting a very fine weave pattern upon removal from the laminate. Approved on various aerospace specifications and can be used up to 450°F (232°C).

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Lightweight nylon 6.6 which has been heat set and scoured for use directly against laminates or bond lines. Imparts a very fine weave pattern upon removal from the laminate and can be used up to 450 °F (232 °C).

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56180
Peel ply - Ideally suited to aerospace applications

Features and Benefits

Medium weight nylon peel ply.
Suitable for use with BMI resins.
Not recommended for use with phenolic resins.
Imparts a coarse weave pattern upon removal from the laminate.
Ideal for use in extended autoclave cycles.
Also available (on request) with bespoke formulated heat stabilized release coating.
Solvay does not recommend the use of woven nylon fabrics with phenolic resin or prepreg systems as acid in the catalyst can break down nylon materials. Therefore, we recommend that customers conduct their own internal compatibility tests.
Solvay does not recommend the use of woven nylon fabrics at temperatures exceeding 180°C (356°F). Above this temperature, it is suggested that our coated nylon release fabrics (A8888 and B4444) or porous PTFE release fabric (FF03PM) are used.

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581 QUARTZ FABRIC
Ideally suited to high temperature aerospace applications

Features and Benefits

Excellent thermal shock resistance. Fabric can be heated to 2000°F (1080°C) and rapidly cooled with no apparent changes.
Does not melt or vaporize until temperatures are in excess of 3000°F (1635°C).
Easily impregnated on conventional coating equipment.
High degree of uniformity in weight, thickness, and strength.
Resembles fiberglass in appearance and handling characteristics.
High purity, low coefficient of thermal expansion, good ablative properties, and high strength-to-weight ratio

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White medium weight polyester peel ply which strips easily and cleanly from a range of commercial systems,including phenolic resins. Approved on various aerospace specifications,suitable for use up to 400°F (204°C).

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A60004SRB & 60004SRB & PS
Peel ply
Ideally suited to applications where a fine peel ply and an additional release agent is needed.

Features and Benefits
100% polyester peel ply coated with Super Release Blue (SRB) to provide easy release
Available with black pin stripes (PS) to maintain the visibility during peeling prior to bonding
High melt point polyester that is resistant to phenolic resin system degradation
Used for vacuum bag and autoclaved composites.

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Peel ply - Ideally suited to phenolic resin and prepreg applications. Features and Benefits: Lightweight, porous polyester fabric, with good drapeability. Scoured and heat set, to remove any impurities collected during the spinning and weaving processes. Available coated and non-coated, depending on user requirement. No need to clean the surface before painting or subsequent bonding operation. Imparts a fine weave pattern upon removal from the laminate. This product is particularly recommended for use with phenolic resin and prepreg. Manufactured by Precision Fabrics Group (PFG).

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PTFE lined stainless steel braided construction. Internal spring reinforcement to eliminate potential collapse of PTFE liner. External end protection prevents excessive bending of the hose in this damage prone area. Supplied with a silicone outer sheet which prevents the stainless steel braiding from damages and allows the hose to be placed directly on the vacuum bag without fear of puncture from the exposed braiding. Operating temperature: continuous cycles at more than 200°C. Operating pressure: over 150 bars. Sizes: 10 mm Internal diameter. 20 mm external diameter. End threads: ¼ BSP standard, other on request. Standard color: stainless steel braiding with clear outer silicone protection.

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Stretchable,non-woven polyester breather felt with drapeability enabling it to conform closely to the contours of your part,which works up to 400 °F (204 °C). A highly efficient breather due to multi-directional stretch combined with low density lightweight construction.

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Stretchable,non-woven polyester breather felt with good multi-directional stretch combined with low density lightweight construction. Works up to 400 °F (204 °C).

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Red/White or Violet FEP film with high elongation and excellent release characteristics up to 500 °F (260 °C),approved by numerous OEMs.

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Release film - Ideally suited to aerospace applications Features and Benefits: High temperature fluoropolymer, which has been an aerospace industry standard product for many years. Exhibits excellent elongation and release properties, and is suitable for use with all prepreg systems including polyester, epoxy, phenolic and BMI. Effective at overcoming bridging on the most difficult of contoured shapes. Most commonly used in aerospace applications with numerous OEM approvals. Imparts a gloss finish to molding surfaces. Treated on one side to aid bonding to rubber products for use as a localized pressure pad/intensifier. Available perforated and non-perforated.

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Blue/red ETFE film with high elongation and excellent release characteristics up to 450 °C), approved by numerous OEMs.

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Fly high with best composite materials for aircraft airframes

Helping to design the next-generation airframe

Empennage for the greatest degree of stability

Wings for all plane structures

Fuselage for highly-resistant airplane

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10320

14206

14248

14308

1453D

210TFNP

4819

51789

52008

56180

581 Quartz Fabric

60001

60004SRB

70001

93S

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