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Re: fibre reinforced part casting

Posted by wjstape
on 2006-12-21 05:50:10 UTC
> That said I like the idea of using longer fibres for the
> reinforcement, if something had round apertures (such as for bearings)
> it makes sense to have fibres wrapping around this part to add
> strength as they are put in tension. Most parts I want could have an
>

Hello Graham, you may want to look into Liquid crystal polymers (LCPs.
When molding fibers are formed in the direction of the material flow so
with proper gating you can arrange the fibers as you see fit. WJS

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Graham Stabler 2006-12-20 06:34:43 UTC fibre reinforced part casting Marcus 2006-12-20 19:53:19 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] fibre reinforced part casting Graham Stabler 2006-12-21 02:36:52 UTC Re: fibre reinforced part casting wjstape 2006-12-21 05:50:10 UTC Re: fibre reinforced part casting Victor A. Estes 2006-12-21 06:47:28 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: fibre reinforced part casting Victor A. Estes 2006-12-21 06:49:17 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: fibre reinforced part casting Graham Stabler 2006-12-21 06:55:41 UTC Re: fibre reinforced part casting