Work with fibreglass and other composite materials.
Lesson Structure
There are 4 lessons in this course:
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TYPES OF COMPOSITES AND APPLICATIONS
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Introduction
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Reinforcements
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Fibreglass characteristics - electrical, physical, thermal
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Types - characteristics and applications of varied grades of glass fibre
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Fibreglass fabric
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Woven roving
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Knitted fabric
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Mat fabric
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Veil Mats
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Carbon fibre - plain, twill, satin and unidirectional weave
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Carbon fibre colour
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Kevlar
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Comparing fibreglass, kevlar and carbon fibre
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Resins - polyester, iso, surfboard, general purpose laminating resin, gel coat, epoxy, MEKP, Vinyl ester
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Pre-Impregnated Materials
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3D Printing Materials -plastics, powders, metals, resin, fibreglass, kevlar, carbon fibre, etc
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TOOLS, PREPARATION, AND SAFETY
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Preparing For Work With Fibreglass And Other Composites
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Work area
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Cutting tools, Measuring and mixing equipment, solvents, spreading tools, etc
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Preparing resin
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Safety
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FABRICATION TECHNIQUES
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Introduction
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Mould Creation
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Fibreglass from part
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Fibreglass from polyurethane foam
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Composite part from lost polyurethane mould
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3 D printing
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Die casting
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CNC machining
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Hand Lay-Up
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Application process - uses, advantages, disadvantages
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Cutting
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Pre-impregnated Materials
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Spray Lay-Up - application process
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Compression Moulding
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Transfer Moulding
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Pultrusion
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3D Printing Types - multi jet fusion, direct metal laser sintering, fused deposition modelling, stereolithography, etc
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3D scanners
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Types of Software
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Applications for 3D printing
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Customised parts 3D Fibre fill types
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Reinforcing for different loading conditions - bending, tension, compression
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WORKING WITH COMPOSITES
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Working with Fibreglass - safe use of materials
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Sustainable use of materials
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Sustainable recycling
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Type of project
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Repair Techniques
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Structural repair
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Remove damaged material, prepare surface and perform repair
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Non structural damage repair
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Finishing Techniques - spraying, painting, polishing
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Final Assessment
