Composite Panel
[ Special Systems ]
[ INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY ]

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. has been using composite materials mainly for the aerospace products for years. Patented high-rate manufacturing technology and use of thermoplastic resin enable to develop light weight and highly stiffness panel.

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Features

  • Light weight / High stiffness
  • Curved forming
  • Durability
  • Secondary processed bend-forming
Flat corrugated panel
Curved corrugated panel
Flat corrugated panel

Material comparison

Composite material and corrugated structure enable lighter areal weight.

Equivalent bending stiffness

Structure Bending stiffness
(Width 100mm)		 Material (Ref. Code) Areal weight
(note 1)		 Panel thickness
composite corrugated panel 3.8 × 105
kN · mm²		 Carbon fiber / Thermoplastic resin 3.6kg/m²
(1.0)		 20mm
Composite flat plate Carbon fiber / Thermoplastic resin 15kg/m²
(4.2)		 10mm
Sandwich panel Glass fiber / Expanded foam 7.4kg/m²
(2.1)		 35mm
Aluminum plate AL5052
(JIS H4000 / ISO6361 / ASTM B209)		 24kg/m²
(6.7)		 9mm
Steel plate Carbon steel
JIS G3101 / ISO630 / ASTM A36)		 49kg/m²
(13.6)		 6mm
  • 1Weight ratio compared to composite corrugated panel

We design the composite panel with carbon fibers or glass fibers according to application, selecting resins suitable for usage and sheet thickness based on load requirements.

Recycling

Recycled carbon fibers contribute to the reuse of resources.

  • Reduced CO2 Emission
  • Efficient Carbon Fiber Use
  • Economical Materials
Recycling

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