Recent content by Jim85

Hi Tygerdawg, Thank you for your response above. Over the last week, I have contacted everyone I can think of. However, it seems like a bit of a dark art, as to what materials are used!

Good evening, I am looking to start forming some plexiglass for a home made project. I have access to heating equipment, but as far as I have read, for optical clarity, the pattern must be covered in a felt and soaked in a water emulsifiable grease. Does anyone know what felt to use, and...

Hi Guys, I am currently working with the 3M EC 3524 epoxy adhesive but am currently having problems with it application. The material is applied to the surface and once cured, machined back to the correct profile and thickness. However, I am experiencing air bubbles within the substrate. Is...

Hi CoryPad, I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction? I am looking for some information on plasma etching in regards to phenolic materials and I can't seem to find anything. Is this process similar to the basic plasma etching tanks that are common? Also, do you know...

Could you also provide me with the author?

Thanks Hacsaw, Where would I find one of these handbooks?

Looking for some help. I am doing some research in to the effects of plasma etching on phenolic resin. Does anyone work with this kind of process? I would like to know the chemical breakdown of the reaction taking place and how much energy a process like this may use? Also, what are the...

Am I right in thinking that this type of process will work with all thermoset composite materials?

Thanks guys. Both interesting. In terms of the muffle furnace, what sort of temperatures would the resin burn off at and what would then need to be done to the remaining glass fibre to reuse it? Would the plasma etching system create the same outcome as the above? If some, in terms of energy...

Hi CoryPad, Thanks for your response. I am looking at FRP with a phenolic matrix in prepress form. Just wanted to know for experiemental purposes if there was a way to breakdown the cured resin leaving the reinforcement material behind and intack.

Hi, Does anyone know of a chemical that will breakdown cured phenolic resin?

Hi Guys, I was wondering if anyone could help me. I am trying to draw up a comparison between graphene and polycarbonate. I would like to know the impact both of these have on the environment, from the processing stage right through to the disposal. If anyone could point me in the right...

Hello, I work within the aviation industry. My main products of manufacture are aircraft interiors. For this process we use glass cloth with phenolic resin in prepreg form. Just out of interest does anyone know of a fire resistant prepreg which uses a carbon cloth? I would be very interested to...

Hi, Has anybody heard of the material Sharnet? If so do you know of any similar alternatives that can be used? It is a low temp thermoplastic melting at about 140 degrees. I look forward to hearing from you, Jim

Do any of you know the name of the wax solution that can be used?