Haydale Graphene Industries PLC Enhanced Prepreg for Lightning Strike Protection
22 Oktober 2019 - 8:00AM
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Haydale Graphene Industries PLC
22 October 2019
For immediate release 22 October 2019
Haydale Graphene Industries plc
('Haydale' or the 'Group')
Haydale Launches Functionalised Graphene Enhanced Prepreg for
Lightning Strike Protection
Haydale, (AIM: HAYD), the global advanced materials group, has
launched a range of graphene-enhanced prepreg material for
lightning-strike protection, utilising functionalised nanomaterials
to improve the electrical conductivity.
The material has been developed in collaboration with Airbus UK,
BAE Systems, GE Aviation and Element Materials Technology Warwick
Ltd, within the NATEP-supported GraCELs 2([1]) project where the
first iterations of materials were developed and subjected to
lighting strike tests. The consortium is now looking to manufacture
a demonstrator component using the materials developed to establish
composite manufacturing protocols as a showcase part for commercial
purposes.
This prepreg material delivers a new generation of carbon
fibre-reinforced composites having improved electrical
conductivity. These materials can be used for structural components
as well as for enclosures for the electronic avionics systems.
The materials developed have potential applications with regards
to UAVs (drones) along with commercial aviation in general, and
space applications. This technology has additional applications
with regards to wind turbine blades particularly in offshore
locations which are susceptible to lightning strike.
An electrically conductive masterbatch is also commercially
available and the Haydale team has been working with customers to
test the capability achieving significant results over existing
materials.
Keith Broadbent, CEO, Haydale, said: "We are pleased to have
developed this much sought-after product and look forward to
working with the aerospace industry to see it launched
commercially. We have worked closely with design authorities/Airbus
to ensure this product meets the needs and requirements of the
industry."
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For further information:
Haydale Graphene Industries plc
Keith Broadbent, Haydale CEO Tel: +44 (0) 1269 842 946
Gemma Smith, Haydale Head of Marketing www.haydale.com
Arden Partners plc (Nominated Adviser
& Broker)
Ruari McGirr / Paul Shackleton / Tel: +44 (0) 20 7614 5900
Ben Cryer
Notes to Editors
Haydale is a global technologies and materials group that
facilitates the integration of graphene and other nanomaterials
into the next generation of commercial technologies and industrial
materials. With expertise in graphene, silicon carbide and other
nanomaterials, Haydale is able to deliver improvements in
electrical, thermal and mechanical properties, as well as
toughness. Haydale has granted patents for its technologies in
Europe, USA, Australia, Japan and China and operates from six sites
in the UK, USA and the Far East.
For more information please visit: www.haydale.com
Twitter: @haydalegraphene
About GraCELS 2
[1] Graphene Composites Evaluated in Lightning Strike (GraCELS
2) is a NATEP programme led by Haydale. The programme was created
to produce the next iteration of composite materials with
significantly improved lightning-strike performance compared to
current carbon/epoxy systems through the incorporation of
functionalised graphene/2D fillers and to move closer to a
commercial material for applications in aerospace structures and
electronics enclosures.
http://www.natep.org.uk/project-graphene
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