Form-locking is already used in thermoset composites with ... “Because we are using high-performance thermoplastic matrix materials, we can achieve as much as 40% higher damage tolerance versus ...

Thermoplastic composite profile being formed using continuous compression molding (CCM). SOURCE | ATC Manufacturing When asked about the challenges in forming 3D profiles and shapes, ATC Manufacturing ...

Aircraft manufacturers have been benefiting from thermoplastic composites in the form of a tough, durable structural material for more than 15 years and aerospace design allowable databases are ...

This characteristic also provides a part fabricator with the ability to use fast cycle times to heat the thermoplastic composite, form it, and shape it in seconds or minutes versus hours that it would ...

With damage tolerance rivalling advanced engineering alloys and thermoplastic forming capabilities analogous to conventional plastics, metallic glasses are emerging as a modern engineering material.

Structures at the atomic scale can be replicated using bulk metallic glasses, or BMGs, which are metallic alloys, in a process called thermoplastic forming, or TPF, in which a sheet is heated and ...

Contractors who employ thermoplastic and paint striping equipment are well aware of the main difference between the two operations - heat. Since thermoplastic is applied at temperatures in the ...

In a proper thermoplastic application, the line is straight with a sharp edge and correct color, thickness, bonding and retroreflectivity. But thermoplastic pavement markings don't always go down ...