White Papers and Application Guides

Our resources for designers and specifiers.

Norplex-Micarta works directly with designers to help them incorporate thermoset composites into their products. Prized for the many benefits you can read about in our electrical materials and structural materials sections, these materials offer essentially unlimited design possibilities.

Below you will find our publicly available resources such as white papers, applications guides, and articles.

White Papers

Written to support designers with initial research and to demonstrate approaches and options when designing with composites.

Designing With Composites: Engineering Fundamentals

Composites have the unique ability to be customized to the requirements of myriad applications, driving use well beyond the aerospace and transportation sectors.

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Presentation: Prepregs Optimized for Compression Molding

Presented at SPE ACCE 2018: Continuous fiber reinforced composites are widely recognized as the most predictable, strongest, and toughest form of composite materials. Historically used in ultra high performance applications such as aerospace and competitive sporting goods, prepregs were optimized for low volume, extreme performance applications. With the ever increasing demands for lightweight, low FST, low NVH, and strong materials in mass production industries like automotive, prepregs present a compelling design and use case for many applications. This paper will address several modifications that have been made to traditional prepreg to optimize them for use in the established high volume production method of compression molding.

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Applications Guides

Written to support designers and users with detailed explanations and examples of working with Norplex-Micarta materials.

Norplex-Micarta Sheet Weight Calculation Sheet

Norplex-Micarta Sheet Weight Calculation Below is a table which gives a “weight factor” for determining the weight of a laminated composite sheet product, depending upon the thickness, sheet

Rod Tolerance Guide

Manufacturing tolerances for Norplex-Micarta rod grades.

Tube Tolerance Guide

Manufacturing tolerances for Norplex-Micarta tube grades.

Sheet Tolerance Guide

Manufacturing Tolerances for Norplex-Micarta sheet grades.

Laminate Fabrication Guide

Recommendations for fabricating Norplex-Micarta laminate materials.

Norplex-Micarta Sleeve Type Bearings Fabrication Recommendations

Fabrication recommendations for sleeve type bearings.

Thermoset Laminate Life Expectancy

Proper storage conditions for thermoset laminates

Prepreg Transportation and Storage Guidelines

Proper storage and transportation conditions for prepreg and b-stage

G-10 and G-11 versus FR-4 and FR-5

FR-4 and FR-5 materials are brominated to stop or retard fire hazards. G-10 and G-11 materials are not brominated. This article helps explain the reasons the grades should not be used interchangeably.

Articles

Published articles about Norplex-Micarta and materials produced by Norplex-Micarta.

Thermosets Take the Heat and Pressure in Missile Propulsion Systems

U.S. Military relies on Norplex-Micarta to help solve design deficiency

Out in the Cold

Sally Zhou and Rick Lowery, Norplex-Micart, examine the effectiveness of glass-based insulation material in cryogenic applications.

Interested in discussing how thermoset composites can be utilized in your industry? Contact our applications engineers to learn how Norplex-Micarta supports designers and our approach to material and applications development.

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