Shaped composites and method of making thereof
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
InventorsMatthew A. Cordivari, Vassili Gotsko, Timothy J. Hagan, Frank J. Karpowicz
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Abstract
A process of forming a shaped composite material is provided which includes the steps of providing a composite strip having a substantially rigid substrate with a major surface and a polymer overlying the major surface of the substantially rigid substrate. The process further includes shaping the composite strip with a mandrel to form a shaped composite piece having a shape substantially defined by the shape of the mandrel, wherein during the shaping step the major surface of the composite strip is substantially maintained in one plane.
Claims15
A process comprising the steps of:
- providing a composite strip comprising a substantially rigid substrate and a polymer overlying a surface of the substantially rigid substrate defining a major surface of the composite strip;
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- shaping the composite strip with a mandrel to form a shaped composite piece having a shape substantially defined by the shape of the mandrel, wherein shaping comprises gripping the composite strip while shaping the composite strip around the mandrel and rolling the major surface of the composite strip under a force sufficient to facilitate guiding the composite strip around the mandrel, wherein during shaping, the major surface of the composite strip is substantially maintained in one plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.