Light weight, Natural fibre Bio-degradable composite structures

该项目旨在评估将碳化硅纤维和天然椰子纤维结合到树脂夹层板复合材料中的潜力，这种复合材料通常用于飞机机舱内部和厨房。目标是生产一种更轻更薄的面板，为航空公司在节省重量和空间方面提供可观的好处，具有可开发的经济价值。与传统的增强材料相比，这些纤维的使用在降低碳产量方面具有潜在的好处，并且可能更具环境可持续性。这种材料将适用于飞机内饰以外的其他应用，但这提供了一个强大的长期市场机会，英国拥有强大的制造能力和新技术，可以保持相对于竞争对手的技术优势。英国也有能力制造单丝碳化硅，这在欧洲是独一无二的。

This project is aimed at evaluating the potential to incorporate silicon carbide fibre and natural coconut fibres into a resin sandwich panel composite typical of the type used in aircraft cabin intereiaors and galleys. The objective is to produce a lighter thinner panel which offers airlines an appreciable benefit in weight saved and space which has an exploitable economic value. The use of these fibres has potential benefits in terms of lower carbon production compared to conventional reinforcements as well as potentailly more environmentally sustainable end of life disposal options. The material will be suited to other applications beyond aircraft intereiors, but this presents a robust long term market opportunity where the UK has strong manufacturing capability and new technologies can sustain technical adavtange over competitors. The UK also has a cabaility to make SiC Monofilament which is unique in Europe.