AIREX® R82.60
AIREX® R82 is a closed-cell, thermoplastic polymer foam that combines outstanding fire resistance with very low smoke and toxicity, along with excellent dielectric properties. It has an outstanding strength to weight ratio, very low moisture absorption, is thermoformable and ductile. AIREX® R82 is an exceptional core material for use in structural lightweight applications that demand high fire resistance, radar transparency or operation in extremely hot or cold environments
Product families
Applications
- Interior
- Fence Decks & Rails
- Renewable Energy
Product Families
- Foam Cores
Other characteristics
- Brand
- AIREX
- Core Type
- Thermoplastic Foam
- Functions
- Core Material
- Markets
- Automotive & Transportation
- Building & Construction
- Industrial
- Core
- Thermoplastic Foam
- Processing
- Adhesive bonding
- Thermoformable
- Pre-preg processing (up to 180 °C, 355 °F)
- Hot press molding
- Thermoplastic processable
- Automated tape laying (ATL/CTL)
- Application
- Aircraft and Aerospace
- Interiors, cockpit doors, cryogenic tanks, insulating panels, radomes, helicopter rotor blades, general aviation (fuselage and wing)
- Road and Rail
- Front-ends, side skirts, roof panels, interiors
- Marine
- Fast-ferries, fire resistant interiors, radomes
- Defense
- Naval superstructures, antennas, combat communication systems
- Industrial
- High temperature tooling, radomes, x-ray tables
- Technology
- Composite Materials
- Material Features
- Flame Retardant
- High Durability
- High Stiffness
- Low Smoke Emission
- Low Water Absorption
- HIGHLIGHTS
Fulfills most stringent fire requirements; Operating temperature from -194 °C to +160 °C (-317 °F to +320 °F); Remains ductile at cryogenic temperatures; Excellent dielectric properties (radar outstanding transparency); Very low moisture absorption; Good fatigue resistance; High impact resistance (non-brittle failure mode); Thermoformable; Good sound and thermal insulation
- Composite Materials Functions
- Core Material
- Composites Processing Methods
- Compression Molding
- Prepreg Processing
- Spray Lay-up
- Thermoforming
- Vacuum Infusion Processing (VIP)
Technical data
Table 1 of 2
8 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Compressive Strength Perpendicular to the Plane | 0.70 (100) | N/mm² (psi) |
| Compressive Modulus Perpendicular to the Plane | 46 (6,700) | N/mm² (psi) |
| Tensile Strength in the Plane | 1.7 (250) | N/mm² (psi) |
| Tensile Modulus in the Plane | 45 (6,500) | N/mm² (psi) |
| Shear Strength | 0.80 (120) | N/mm² (psi) |
| Shear Modulus | 18 (2,600) | N/mm² (psi) |
| Shear Elongation at breat | 25.0 | % |
| Impact Strength | 1.0 (0.48) | kJ/m² (Ft.lb/in²) |
Table 2 of 2
6 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Density | 60 (3.75) | kg/m³ (lb/ft³) |
| Thermal Conductivity at Room Temperature | 0.036 (0.25) | W/m.K (BTU.in/ft2.hr.°F) |
| Standard Sheet Width | 1350 (53.1) | mm ± 5 (in ± 0.2) |
| Standard Sheet Length | 2800 (110.2) | mm ± 5 (in ± 0.2) |
| Standard Sheet Thickness | 3 to 60 (1/8 to 2.3) | mm ± 0.5 (in ± 0.02) |
| Color | Off White | — |
