Inventors:
Robert A. Haslett - Dix Hills NY
Willy A. Wolter - Huntington NY
Robert G. Micich - Bethpage NY
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Corporation - Los Angeles CA
International Classification:
B32B 2700
B32B 900
B32B 512
Abstract:
A cloth employing graphite fibers may be subjected to different composite material formation processes so that three separate sections of heat capability may result across continuous fibers. Thus, one section may have optimum cold temperature strength while a removed section may have optimum high-temperature strength, with a transition section interceding. The existence of continuous fibers across these sections obviates the necessity for a mechanical joint thereby maximizing the reliability and performance characteristics of a resulting composite structure.