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Five matrix resin systems have been evaluated as potential candidates for use in a rapid repair system for aircraft skin damage, incorporating glass/ carbon fibre hybrid reinforced plastics as the repair material. Two epoxy and three polyester resin systems were evaluated at 20°C. Additionally, the three polyester systems were evaluated at 0°C. The effect of contamination of metal surfaces by aviation fuel and hydraulic fluid was investigated. The properties measured were metal/composite joint overlap shear strength, as manufactured and following a fixed schedule of tensile fatigue load conditioning, and bending stiffness. These properties were determined 4h and 24h after fabricating the simulated repair.
The resin system Quickcure QC3/Lucidol CH50/dimethyl-p-toluidine was found to give repairs equal to riveted metal plate repairs under all circumstances except to hydraulic fluid contaminated substrates at 0°C.
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Bashford, D.P., Green, A.K., Rogers, K.F., Kingston-Lee, D.M. (1981). Tensile Fatigue Assessment of Candidate Resins for Use in Fibre Reinforced Composite Repair Schemes. In: Marshall, I.H. (eds) Composite Structures. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8120-1_37
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