Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
3D PRINTABLE POLYMERIC LIGHTNING STRIKE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES
The current embodiments include all-polymeric protective material for mitigating lightning strike damage. The protective material includes a hybrid matrix comprising PANI and MXene dispersed within a thermosetting epoxy resin. This hybrid matrix can be painted, printed, or applied as a conductive polymeric layer to a FRCP structure, for example an aircraft fuselage, wing, empennage, control surface (aileron, flap, slats, rudder, elevator) or a wind turbine blade. The protective material not only withstands lightning strikes, but also functions as shielding against electromagnetic interference and is corrosion-resistant and lightweight.
» Number: WO2022250780A2 (A2)
» Publication Date: 01/12/2022
» Applicant: UT BATTELLE LLC?[US]
» Inventor: KUMAR VIPIN?[US]; HASSEN AHMED A?[US] (4)
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
