| Specifications: | SOLCORE 100 |
| Density (g/ml) | 0.86 |
| Comp Strength (psi) | 1500 @ 350’F |
| CTE (ppm – C) approx | 9 |
How it works:
Customer sends an existing casting tool, CAD file, or composite part.
Soltec casts a mandel, provides a 3D mandrel print and fabricates a casting tool to cast a mandrel, or re-engineers the part to produce a CAD file in order to design and fabricate a tool and to cast a mandrel.
Customer produces a composite part:
- Pre-preg, RTM, VARTM (up to 500F)
- Autoclave up to 100psi,
- Trim composite part on mandrel
- Washout mandrel with pressure washer (for faster results soak mandrel for a couple hours)
- SOLTEC offers enclosed pressurized washout station to our customers
- Customer could send composite part with mandrel to SOLTEC
- SOLTEC to wash out the mandrel material
- Send finished composite part back to customer
Solcore 3D is a derivation of Solcore 100 material, which has been optimized to perform on a rapid prototyping platform. Utilizing only solid CAD data, direct soluble shapes are readily produced and able to perform at advanced composite processing conditions.
| Specifications: | SOLCORE 3D |
| Density (g/ml) | 0.90 |
| Comp Strength (psi) | 500 @ 350’F |
| CTE (ppm – C) approx | 10 |
Ready to be used as layup tool for Thermoplastic materials or high temperature thermoset plastics such as Cyanate Esters or BMI resin systems.
- Great prototyping material for subtractive direct manufacturing (CNC machining)
- Temperature stable - up to 800°F
- Compression strength – 1500psi at 800°F
- CTE – 8 ppm/°C
- Easy to shape by casting or machining with CNC
- Polyamide Surface sealer available
- High temp bonding material available
TecShape is a low density water removable ceramic based tooling material, capable of producing very large shapes. Furthermore, it can be machined. TecShape is designed to be compatible with all composite materials and allows the fabrication of the most difficult composite projects. Post process removal of the mandrel is possible with simple low pressure water.
| Specifications: | TecShape |
| Density (g/ml) | 0.66 |
| Comp Strength (psi) | 500 @ 350’F |
| CTE (ppm – C) approx | 6 |
Features:
- Plaster based water removable mandrel material
- Perfect material for very complex and small to large sized geometries
- Extremely high fidelity
- Utilization of existing customer tooling (Plaster or Eutectic salt tooling) for serial production of finished Solcore mandrels
- Ready to be used finished mandrel
- Very cost effective
SolFoam is a water soluble plaster/ceramic foam mandrel material for thermo set plastic applications of up 400F for large application mainly to utilize the vented autoclave technique.
| Specifications: | SolFoam |
| Density (g/ml) | 0.6 g/ml |
| Comp Strength (psi) | 45psi at 350°F |
| CTE (ppm – C) approx | 8 |
Features:
- Plaster based water removable mandrel Foam material
- Utilization of mandrel material for temperature range from up to 400°F
- Perfect material for very complex and small to large sized geometries
- Extremely high fidelity
- Utilization of existing customer tooling (Plaster or Eutectic salt tooling) for serial production of finished Solcore mandrels
- Ready to be used finished mandrel
- Very cost effective
HotCore is a water-soluble tooling/mandrel EUTECTIC SALT material, utilized for finished mandrels or sold as raw material.
| Specifications: | HotCore |
| Density (g/ml) | 2.0 g/cm³ |
| Comp Strength (psi) | 6000psi at 300°F |
| CTE (ppm – C) approx | 8 |
Features:
- Perfect material for very complex and small to medium sized geometries
- Extremely high fidelity
- Utilization of existing customer tooling (Aluminum or Eutectic salt tooling) for serial production of finished HOTCORE mandrels
- No sealer required
- Ready to be used finished mandrel
- Raw Material can be purchased from SOLTEC
- Very cost effective
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