Toray Composite Materials America Inc., a global leading supplier of carbon fiber materials and advanced composite prepregs, has launched Toray 2700, an epoxy-based high-performance system that uses patented resin technology for emerging Aerospace project. According to reports, it meets stringent aerospace structural design requirements and can manufacture high-quality, high-volume, cost-effective composite parts.
It is said that this flexible and adaptable material is an ideal choice for emerging aerospace projects to transition from prototype to mass production. Timothy Kirk, vice president of sales for Toray's aerospace business, said: "We have listened to the key needs of customers and their production systems. With the launch of the new Toray 2700 series, Toray is introducing a simplified solution to meet performance And high requirements for process flexibility. The system not only performs well in small batch environments, but also has high adaptability to automation and other high-speed production processes. We are very happy to provide this new value to our customers."
The Toray 2700 prepreg system is suitable for applications where parts are exposed to high heat and high humidity because it is specifically designed for heat resistance and low moisture absorption. It adapts to a flexible curing temperature (250 to 350°F/121 to 177°C) and meets the aerospace structural requirements, such as compression performance.
The final product configuration of Toray 2700 includes a combination of various Torayca unidirectional carbon fibers and other woven carbon fibers or glass fibers. The prepreg can be draped and pressure-cured in less than five minutes, enabling rapid production of parts with complex geometries. The company stated that it has low porosity and excellent all-round structural properties.
Toray 2700 can be used for compression molding of large quantities of small parts, such as aircraft clips, molded brackets and wing ribs, while large parts can be processed by non-autoclave curing (OOA) and vacuum bag curing (VBO) processes. Other suitable processing methods include automatic tape laying (ATL), automatic fiber laying (AFP) and manual tape laying.
Nate Monroe, Toray Urban Air Traffic Marketing Department Manager, said: “Most prepregs are designed around a specific process and then stretched beyond their capabilities to adapt to other processes. This prepreg will allow emerging aerospace The project started with manual tape laying and oven curing, and then increased production through AFP/ATL and compression molding, while using the same materials. This will change the rules of the game in the aerospace market."