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Title: Fabrication method for cores of structural sandwich materials including star shaped core cells

Abstract

A method for fabricating structural sandwich materials having a core pattern which utilizes star and non-star shaped cells is disclosed. The sheets of material are bonded together or a single folded sheet is used, and bonded or welded at specific locations, into a flat configuration, and are then mechanically pulled or expanded normal to the plane of the sheets which expand to form the cells. This method can be utilized to fabricate other geometric cell arrangements than the star/non-star shaped cells. Four sheets of material (either a pair of bonded sheets or a single folded sheet) are bonded so as to define an area therebetween, which forms the star shaped cell when expanded. 3 figs.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of California (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
516948
Patent Number(s):
5647933
Application Number:
PAN: 8-448,749
Assignee:
Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 15 Jul 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FABRICATION; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; MORPHOLOGY; BONDING

Citation Formats

Christensen, R M. Fabrication method for cores of structural sandwich materials including star shaped core cells. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Christensen, R M. Fabrication method for cores of structural sandwich materials including star shaped core cells. United States.
Christensen, R M. Tue . "Fabrication method for cores of structural sandwich materials including star shaped core cells". United States.
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author = {Christensen, R M},
abstractNote = {A method for fabricating structural sandwich materials having a core pattern which utilizes star and non-star shaped cells is disclosed. The sheets of material are bonded together or a single folded sheet is used, and bonded or welded at specific locations, into a flat configuration, and are then mechanically pulled or expanded normal to the plane of the sheets which expand to form the cells. This method can be utilized to fabricate other geometric cell arrangements than the star/non-star shaped cells. Four sheets of material (either a pair of bonded sheets or a single folded sheet) are bonded so as to define an area therebetween, which forms the star shaped cell when expanded. 3 figs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1997},
month = {7}
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