CURE CAPABLE MANDRELS - develop a “cure capable AFP mandrel”; a high-accuracy, structural, composite tool which is CTE-matched to the component.
CURE CAPABLE MANDRELS - develop a “cure capable AFP mandrel”; a high-accuracy, structural, composite tool which is CTE-matched to the component.
2 Pageswww.toraytac.com CURE CAPABLE MANDRELS SUCCESS STORYCure Capable Mandrels Development of AFP Mandrel f f Made using Toray AmberTool ® HX42. f f Nominal 36-ply laminate, using a combination of both unidirectional and woven tooling prepregs. f f Foam core construction removes the need for a pattern and provides vibration dampening during final tool machining to ensure higher accuracy. Toray AmberTool HX42 Composite Tooling Prepregs f f Low coefficient of thermal expansion for an epoxy tooling resin (CTE 3 x 10 -6 /°C) f f Proven system for aerospace tooling f f Machinable to achieve a highly accurate tool surface f f 5-day tack life, allowing time for laminating of larger tools. Project Outcome f f A 3.5 m long section of a cure capable AFP mandrel tool was successfully manufactured. f
