Engineered Polypropylene Core PP Honeycomb

Light, Strong, Tough, Cost-Effective Plascore PP Honeycomb is a tough, lightweight and ductile polypropylene material that provides efficient and optimum mechanical performance in composite sandwich structures. PP Honeycomb is an excellent alternative to traditional core materials such as plywood, balsa and foam used in the manufacturing of consumer and industrial products. Available in a wide range of sheet sizes and facings, PP Honeycomb is engineered for ease of use in many mainstream manufacturing processes, is readily available and can be modified to meet specific requirements for strength...

Value Added Configurations ••• To Meet Your Requirements Open Cell PP Honeycomb with Veil Infusion Grade PP Honeycomb with Reinforced PP Honeycomb Ref.-OO or Veil with Film Ref.-01/-10 PP Honeycomb Ref.-20 PP Facings Ref.-30 PP Honeycomb Core Mechanical Properties

RESIN-FILLED GLASS RESIN INLET Ideal for your Process RESIN VACUUM BAG AIR AIR SEALING TAPE SEALING TAPE Easily Bonded, Molded and Fabricated FILLET MATERIAL FILLET MATERIAL HOT PLATTEN Open Molding Compression Molding MOLDING COMPRESSION LAMINATE FACING Resin HOT PLATTEN CORE HOT PLATTEN Non-Woven ADHESIVE INFRARED HEATING Hat Section PRESSURE MALE MOLD LAMINATE FACING LAMINATE FACING LAMINATE FACING Resin CORE Non-Woven ADHESIVE CORE PP HONEYCOMB CORE Non-Woven Resin ADHESIVE HOT PLATTEN Hat Section RTM Hat Section AUTOMATIC TRANSFER LAMINATE FACING LAMINATE FACING LAMINATE FACING RESIN-FILLED...

HOT PLATTEN LAMINATE FACING HOT PLATTEN Resin Closed Molding Non-Woven Cold and Hot Platen Press CORE ADHESIVE LAMINATE FACING Hat Section Resin LAMINATE FACING ADHESIVE CORE Hat Sect LAMINATE FACING RTM HOT PLATTEN HOT PLATTEN LAMINATE FACING Uniform and constant pressure during the adhesive cure cycle ensures a good bond line. This can be accomplished both in Cold and Hot Platen press processes. Choosing which press RTM process will be dictated by the resin-adhesive chosen to laminate the PP Honeycomb to the stress skin material. Resin out-gassing and thermal expansion need to be accounted...

14 16 12 14 10 12 8 10 6 8 4 6 2 4 Key Performance Criteria Outperforms Other Cores and Laminates ¾" Plywood ¾" Plywood 2 FORCE ¾" PP Honeycomb with 3mm ¾" PP Luaun Honeycomb both sides MATERIAL 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 BUOYANCY FORCE Core Type Relative Cost Relative Weight Relative Deflection PP Honeycomb 1 1 1 Balsa 1.2 1.25 0.9 5 pcf Resin In most applications with moderate loading and unsupported spans of 24" Area = Energy Absorbed or greater, PP Honeycomb core can provide a more cost effective solution than other core materials with higher shear properties. By balancing the 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4...

F Area = Energy Absorbed 0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 DISPLACEMENT Rela Co Core Type PP Honeycomb 1 Resin 5 pcf Balsa 1 9.5 pcf Panel Reference Type: ¾"T x 48" x 48", .02"T aluminum b 14 Area = Energy Absorbed 12 10 0 8 0.1 0.2 0.3 6 4 2 0.4 0.5 0.6 ¾" PP 0.7 0.8 ¾" PP0.9 1 Honeycomb DISPLACEMENT Honeycomb with 3mm Luaun both sides ¾" Plywood with 0.5mm Glass - PP both sides Relative Cost 1.5 1.0 0.5 PP Honeycomb MATERIAL MATERIAL Resin 5 pcf Ex. Panel ¾"T x 48" with simply supported, cente Balsa 1 9.5 pcf Efficient Energy Absorption Plascore standard 5 pcf PP Honeycomb with non-woven...

PP Honeycomb is specified as follows: Material - Cell Size - Color - Thickness Cell size In mm U = Untrlmmed Part dimensions In Inches (Virgin Grade) Material density Skin Types: 10 — Standard Non Woven with Film Barrier Tolerances: Length: Open Cell: Store material flat and horizontal. Store material In a dry and covered area, protected from UV sunlight and extreme temperatures. Material may need to be dried prior to use If surface moisture Is present. Plascore manufacturing standards meet or exceed North American and international industry requirements. Plascore, Inc. is ISO-9001 registered,...