Aramid fiber or Kevlar® Composites are verasatile materials used in both structural applications and components, in all aircraft and spacecraft

With the rapid development of the aerospace field, fiber-reinforced, resin-based composite materials have gradually replaced traditional metal materials due to their advantages of low density and high strength. An increasingly important innovation in the aerospace industry is the use of composite materials, and they have played a major role in weight reduction. A lower-weight plane is more fuel-efficient because it requires less fuel to propel itself forward. Composites are also incredibly strong and as a result have a higher strength-to-weight ratio, also known as specific strength, than the metals used in making aircraft. In addition, they resist compression and don’t easily break under tension.

 

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