Converting 3D-CAD Data into FRP Parts

摘要

Fiber-reinforced plastic (also called fiber-reinforced polymer) is a composite material commonly used in aerospace, automotive, marine and construction industries. It is found in ballistic armor as well. Fibers such as glass (in fiberglass), carbon (in carbon fiber-reinforced polymer), aramidor basalt are usually used in FRP. Other fibers such as paper, wood, or asbestos are rarely used. In FRP, polymer is usually epoxy, vinylester, polyester thermosetting plastic, or phenol formaldehyde resins. This paper presents a process on test-manufacturing FRP parts from their CAD data, through which large and strong curved-shell type models or real parts can be produced more quickly, more precisely and more economically than rapid prototyping or 3D printing methods.