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Monthly Archives: April 2010
How is the joint between aluminium and composites created in modern aircrafts?
Composite material are becoming more widely used in modern aircrafts. I would like to know what is the technique for joining composite parts to more traditional aluminium components. Are the manufacturers still using rivets or something else? Glue
Posted in composites
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Are you glad you don’t own Goldman Sachs stock today?
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-16/financial-shares-tumble-after-goldman-sachs-charged-with-fraud.html Financial Shares Tumble After Goldman Sachs Charged With Fraud "Financial shares tumbled after the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman Sachs Group Inc. with fraud related to packaging and selling collateralized debt obligations linked to subprime mortgages. "Goldman Sachs, … Continue reading
Posted in composite stock
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What composite materials are used in building structures?
I suppose even plain concrete is a composite of sorts, but steel reinforced concrete is clearly a composite and is used in huge quantifies in building structures. There is some use of more "high tech" composites, like fiberglass reinforced plastic. … Continue reading
Posted in composite materials
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What can you use for a makeshift gas tank gasket?
I need a little washer for my gas tank. Since it is going to be exposed to gasoline, that narrows the field a bit. I tried a couple things from lowes and a local autoparts store but they didnt have … Continue reading
Posted in graphite composite
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Does a NYSE Composite Index price/share of $7K translate to "the New York Stock Exchange is at 7000 points"?
I’m pretty sure it does, but I want to make sure before I talk about them as the same… http://data.cnbc.com/quotes/NYA The NYSE Composite (NYSE: NYA) is a stock market index covering all common stock listed on the New York Stock … Continue reading
Posted in composite stock
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have you used veranda composite decking?
We saw this veranda composite decking at Home Depot. We want to use it. could you tell us if you had any problems with it’s performance such as durability, fading, scratching, cracking, etc. Was installation easy? What fasteners did you … Continue reading
Posted in composite decking
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Do you think the latest carbon mandate foreshadows similar legislation for planes? Is avgas on the way out?
Recently the auto industry was forced to increase the average mileage to a certain MPG figure which I can’t remember. Coupling that with an article I read in P&P a while back about a diesel-powered Skylane which posits that Avgas … Continue reading
Posted in carbon composite
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what is the best kind of composite decking?
I am looking for a recommendation for composite deck materials among GeoDeck, Fiberon, and TimberTech. Anyone have any thoughts which way I should go? The deck will be in the Northeastern US, and will have a southern exposure to the … Continue reading
Posted in composite decking
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Composites have the properties of both metals and plastics?
Composites (such as carbon-fiber-reinforced polymers) have the properties of both metals and plastics. True or False see the Pearson’s chi square test
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Which of these materials – wood,metal,plastics or composites is most commonly used in the home ?
If possible please give examples of their uses. I need the answer to this question by tomorrow. It is really urgent. Please someone help me !! Most likley plastics, we already have enough of the whole "NO PLASTIC BAGS".. so … Continue reading
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