In-mold metallization of composite structures

A method of forming a surface coating (256) on a composite article (150) may include applying a thermal spray (206, 236) to a tool surface (302) of a tool (300) in such a manner as to form a surface coating (256) having a releasable bond (226) with the tool surface (302). The method may further incl...

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Main Authors Froning, Marc J, Ghabchi, Arash, Thompson, Alan
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 06.02.2019
Subjects
AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
TRANSPORTING
WORKING OF PLASTICS
WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Summary:A method of forming a surface coating (256) on a composite article (150) may include applying a thermal spray (206, 236) to a tool surface (302) of a tool (300) in such a manner as to form a surface coating (256) having a releasable bond (226) with the tool surface (302). The method may further include applying composite material (156) over the surface coating (256), curing the composite material (156) to form a cured composite article (150), and removing the cured composite article (150) from the tool (300) in a manner that releases the surface coating (256) from the tool surface (302) and retains the surface coating (256) with the cured composite article (150).
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20130192582