In modern commercial aircraft models, the percentage of composite materials in the structure is about 50% of the total structure

To cut C02 emissions, the aeronautical industry needs to reduce the weight of the aircraft components and the energy consumption of the manufacturing processes used to build them. Carbon fiber composite materials are essential for this. In modern commercial aircraft models, the percentage of composite materials in the structure is about 50% of the total structure.

Current composite components of the aircraft primary structure are mainly based on prepreg materials which offer outstanding mechanical properties, but are relatively expensive. Aircraft prepreg materials also have long processing times and require very expensive autoclaves that consume massive amounts of energy.

For this reason, there is currently a trend towards the use of more energy efficient manufacturing processes based on dry carbon fabrics. Continuar leyendo