Toray, through Amber Composites, has the largest independent core processing operation in Europe. Aluminum, Nomex®, and Kevlar® honeycomb are available, along with Flex-Core® honeycomb.
The company holds extensive stock to choose from. All is cut to thickness specification desired by the customer and available with fast turnaround times.
Core Materials
The core materials include:
- Aerospace and Commercial grade Nomex core
- Aluminum Flex-Core
- Core cutting services
- Short lead time, fast turnaround on custom and small orders
Figure 1 shows the applications of core materials.
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Figure 1. Applications of core materials.
Materials Selection Guide – Core Materials/Services
Table 1 shows the materials selection guide for core materials/services.
Table 1. Material Selection Guide for core materials/services.
| Product Name |
Resin Type |
Tg |
Cure Temp |
Description |
| Amber Syntactic Cores |
| Toray Amlite LT64 |
Epoxy |
266 °F/ 130 °C (DSC) |
• 158 °F/70 °C |
• Low-temperature low-density core, non-expanding, and 7 days outlife |
| Toray Amlite SC8020A |
Epoxy |
223 °F/106 °C |
• 176 °F/80 °C |
• Low-density syntactic core with flexible cure temperatures from 158-266 °F/70-130 °C |
| Toray Amlite SC72A |
Epoxy |
223 °F/106 °C |
• 248 °F/120 °C |
• Mid temp curing syntactic core. Ideal for the sandwich structure under 3 mm/0.11 inches
• 30 days outlife
• Excellent for edge closeouts |
| Toray Amspand ES72A-2 |
Epoxy |
237 °F/114 °C (DSC) |
• 257 °F/125 °C |
• Expanding syntactic core
• Ideal for core splicing or core fill and edge closeout applications
• 30 days outlife |
This information has been sourced, reviewed and adapted from materials provided by Toray Advanced Composites.
For more information on this source, please visit Toray Advanced Composites.