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Defence & Ballistic StructuresLightweight composites for mobility & survivability.

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Cytec Offers

• An extensive range of prepregs for use in ballistic, blast and structural applications

• Resin films for applications on ballistic structures

• Structural adhesives for applications on vehicles, shelters, pallets, and body armour

• Compatible vacuum bagging consumables product range

• Kitting capability for prepregs and vacuum bag consumables

• Customised vacuum bag solutions from one-shot use to reusable

• Tooling materials and design capability to support part manufacture

• Flexibility in manufacture, from small to large batch requirements in our European and USA facilities

• Worldwide manufacturing, design and technical support

• Commitments to short lead-times from all sites

Prepregs & Composite Materials

Benefits of Cytec prepregs include:

• Suitable for low cost vacuum bag processing, and press and autoclave moulding

• Offer a combination of good mechanical performance, toughness, and ballistic and blast protection

• Ease of use with a broad processing window

• Extensive mechanical databases available to support design optimisation

• Supplied across a wide range of fabrics and fibres, including unidirectional and cross ply unidirectional S, E and R-Glass, aramid, carbon, UHMWPE and nylon.

Cytec has a rich history in delivering solutions across an ever increasing variety of defence applications. Cytec’s prepregs, adhesives, process consumables and tooling are used extensively in the manufacture of ballistic protection systems, blast protection systems, and structural components in armoured fighting vehicles, military shelters and pallets, and in lightweight helmets and body armour.

Inside our extensive research and development facility you will find a team dedicated to developing materials for specific customer needs – resulting in world-leading, technologically advanced products.

Appliqué armour and spall liners applications on the UK MoD’s Warthog vehicle. Alpha Eagle aircrew helmet by Helmet Integrated Systems made with VTM® 264.

Composite Materials Product Selector Guide

Category Product Out Life (days)

Service Temp ºF (ºC)

Cure Flexibility Cure Method Tg (DMA

Onset) ¡F (¡C) Features

Spall Liners

MTM® 248S 30 176 (80) 195-300 (90-150)

Press/Vacuum/Autoclave 212 (100) Epoxy, high adhesion levels,

flame-retarded

MTM® 80S 30 480 (250) 284 - 320(140 - 160)

Press/Vacuum/Autoclave 610 (320) Phenolic, and excellent fire, smoke

and toxicity performance

MTM® 85S 90 167 (75) 320 (160) Press 176 (80) Phenolic, optimised for high pressure press moulding

L-705 42 180 (82) 275 (135) Press/Vacuum/Autoclave - Impact resistant aramid prepreg

Vehicle Structure

MTM® 48 30 176 (80) 248 - 275 (120 - 135)

Press/Vacuum/Autoclave 230 (110) Epoxy, toughened, flame-retarded

MTM® 248S 30 176 (80) 195-300 (90-150)

Press/Vacuum/ Autoclave 212 (100) Epoxy, high adhesion levels,

flame-retarded

Appliqué Armour

MTM® 248S 30 176 (80) 195-300 (90-150)

Press/Vacuum/ Autoclave 212 (100) Epoxy, high adhesion levels,

flame-retarded

MTM® 85S 90 167 (75) 320 (160) Press 176 (80) Phenolic, optimised for high pressure press moulding

L-705 42 180 (82) 275 (135) Press/Vacuum/Autoclave - Impact resistant aramid prepreg

L-305 60 250 (121) 250 (121) Vacuum - Energy broadcasting polymer resin film

Armoured Vests

MTM® 28 90 176 (80) 185 - 248 (85 - 120)

Press/Vacuum/Autoclave 212 (100) Epoxy prepreg, toughened, excellent

impact resistance & adhesion

Cycom® 950-1 90 220 (105) 260 (125) Vacuum/Autoclave - Epoxy prepreg, toughened

L-305 60 250 (121) 250 (121) Vacuum - Energy broadcasting polymer resin film

L-705 42 180 (82) 275 (135) Press/Vacuum/Autoclave - Impact resistant aramid prepreg

Helmets

VTM® 264 30 212 (100) 149 - 248 (65 - 120) Vacuum 248 (120) Epoxy, prepreg excellent

handling and processing

L-305 60 250 (121) 250 (121) Vacuum - Energy broadcasting polymer resin film

L-705 42 180 (82) 275 (135) Press/Vacuum/Autoclave - Impact resistant aramid prepreg

MTM® 85S 90 167 (75) 320 (160) Press 176 (80) Phenolic prepreg, press moulding

MTM® 248S 30 176 (80) 195-300 (90-150)

Press/Vacuum/Autoclave 212 (100) Epoxy prepreg, high adhesion,

flame-retarded

Antenna & radar domes

VTM® 264 30 212 (100) 149 - 248 (65 - 120) Vacuum 248 (120) Epoxy prepreg, excellent handling

and processing

VTM® 244FRB 21 302 (150) 149 - 356 (65 - 180) Vacuum 351 (177)

Epoxy prepreg, flame-retarded. For rapid lay-up of heavier weight bulk plies

VTM® 243FRB 21 302 (150) 149 - 356 (65 - 180) Vacuum 351 (177)

Epoxy prepreg, flame-retarded. High viscosity, low tack for lighter reinforcements

VTF242FRB 7 320 (160) 149 - 356 (65 - 180) Vacuum 351 (177) Epoxy surface ply, flame-retarded

Adhesives & Surfacing Product Selector Guide

The table below shows a sampling of our extensive portfolio of adhesive and surfacing products. Our adhesive systems provide excellent structural performance, durability and environmental resistance. Our surfacing products mould to a tough, sandable, paint-ready surface directly from the mould.

Tooling Prepregs Product Selector Guide:

The table below describes some of our available tooling materials. These materials offer the attractive combination of a low initial cure temperature and good out life. They can be cured in or out of the autoclave and provide a high-quality tooling surface finish with either curing method. Moreover, their level of tack is not too high which makes them very easy to work with.

VestGuard UK MAX-7 hard armour vest with plates made from MTM® 28. Structural epoxy prepregs for radar dish antennas.

Product Out Life (days) Min. Cure ºF(ºC) Available Formats Notes

VTF 266 30 149 (65) Supported/ unsupported film

Surface improvement film compatible with VTM®260 series prepregs. Moulds to a sandable, paint ready finish

VTA® 260 30 149 (65) Supported/unsupported adhesive film

Use VTM®/MTM® prepregs. Available with reinforcement carrier to aid placement or non-supported as a resin film

MTA® 240 30 176 (80) Supported/ unsupported film

Structural adhesive film; formulated for cure compatibility with many structural prepreg matrices

FM® 73 15-30 250 (120) Supported/ unsupported film

Structural adhesive film; formulated to bond metals and many composite systems

FM® 94 30 250 (120) Supported/ unsupported film

Structural adhesive film offering a combination of high-temperature performance, toughness, and moisture resistance

MTM® 248S 30 195 (90) Prepreg Bonding ceramic tiles, either in high-resin-content prepreg format or in resin film format

Product Out Life (days)

Min. Cure ºF(ºC) Cure Methods Tg ºF(ºC) Continuous Service

Temperature ºF(ºC) Notes

LTF318U 7 150-175 (65-80)

Vacuum/ Autoclave

175-230 (80-110) before post-cure, up to 338 (170) after post-cure

up to 356 (180) after full post-cure

Surfacing film, compatible with either glass or carbon backing fabrics

LTS317 21 150-175 (65-80)

Vacuum/ Autoclave

up to 257 (125) before post-cure, up to 338 (170) after post-cure

up to 302 (150)

Black-pigmented epoxy syntactic core material, compatible with either glass or carbon fabrics; used with vacuum bag-only processing, to achieve a high quality surface finish

LTM® 317-1B 21 150-175 (65-80)

Vacuum/ Autoclave

194-230 (90-110) before post-cure, up to 338 (170) after post-cure

302 (150)Material used for bulk plies of the tool, compatible with either glass or carbon fabrics

DEFENSE & BALLISTIC STRUCTURES

Process Materials Product Selector Guide

Prepreg Product ºF(ºC) Bagging Film Release Film Sealant Tape Peel Ply Breather Flash Tape

250 (120) Epoxy OOA VACFILM VF450V HS8171 STRETCHVAC 3000

A6000 A5000

LTS90B UCS180

A100 B100

AB100 AB10

FT1 FT2 FT5

250 (120) Epoxy in-autoclave

VACFILM VF450V HS8171 STRETCHVAC 3000

A6000 A5000

LTS90B UCS180 SM5142

A100 B100

AB100 AB10

FT1 FT2 FT5

350 (180) Epoxy OOA

HS8171 STRETCHVAC 3000

A6000 A5000

SM5142SM5127SM5130

A100 B100

AB100 AB10

FT1 FT2 FT5

350 (180) Epoxy in-autoclave

HS8171 STRETCHVAC 3000

A6000 A5000

SM5142SM5127SM5130

A100 B100

AN40N AB10

FT1 FT2 FT5

Phenolic VACFILM 450V A2000 A6000

SM5142SM5127RS200

G500 AB40N FT1 FT2 FT5

Epoxy Infusion VACFILM 300RVACFILM 400YVACFILM 450VVACFILM 800G

A2200A2000E2760A6200

LTS90B UCS180

A100PSI AB100AB10VMS2Vi1Vi2

FT1 FT2 FT5

Polyester Infusion VACFILM 300RVACFILM 400YVACFILM 450VVACFILM 800G

A2200A2000E2760

LTS90B UCS180

A100PSI AB100AB10VMS2Vi1 Vi2

FT1 FT2 FT5

Process Materials

Cytec offers a complete package of vacuum bagging process materials to support the use of our prepregs in oven or autoclave curing processes. With our extensive product portfolio and customer focused distribution facilities, Cytec is a truly a global one-stop-shop for vacuum bagging materials and consumables. Using a range of kitting equipment allows us to pre-cut both simple and complex shapes of all our materials and combine them to deliver a complete kit ready for part manufacture. Combined with our reusable bags that can offer hundreds of cycles and save hundreds of man hours, we are the people who can support process design optimisation.

Tool Design & Manufacturing

Cytec innovation extends to providing a complete solution to the customer part manufacturing experience. As such, we not only offer the structural materials and their process consumables, but also a complete range of composite tooling solutions. Our tooling prepregs offer outstanding surface finish and longevity for the manufacture of complex mould tools. Our design service can support tool design optimisation to ensure a fit-for-purpose solution. In addition we offer soft tooling technology including reusable vacuum bags, integral heater blankets, intensifiers and caul sheets.

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Suitable for low cost vacuum bag processing, excellent surface finish, ease of use with a broad processing window, good combination of mechanical performance, fatigue

resistance and toughness, and supplied across a wide range of fabrics and fibres.

Resin chemistries include epoxies, phenolics, vinyl esters, bismaleimides, thermoplastics, cyanate esters, HT polyimides, polyesters, ceramics.

Vacuum bagging films including film welding, perforating and processing, breather fabrics, peel plies, release films, flow media, release fabrics, sealants, reusable vacuum systems to suit specific

tooling requirements, elastomeric tools, and design services.

Epoxies, phenolics, vinyl esters, cyanate esters, bismaleimides, HT polyimides, surfacing films, structural films, bond

primers, lightning strike, silicone sealants, paste/potting/foams.

Material science, polymer chemistry, processing science, and technical

service and application engineering, e.g. design assistance with resin

infusion networks, design for manufacturing, crashworthiness

and intrusion analysis.

Ablatives, pre-forms, friction materials,

cross-plied materials, high-drape formats,

selective impregnation, core materials.

Carbon Fibers: Standard modulus, intermediate modulus, pitch fibres.

Textiles: Standard weaves, bias weaves, internally consumed.

For increased part manufacturing productivity, quality, reliability and reduced waste. From simple shapes to complex kits of any/all of our products. From CAD to fully assembled vacuum bag kits.

Design: Supporting tool design optimisation.

Tooling Materials: Tooling prepregs for outstanding surface finish and longevity.

Tool Manufacture: Complete manufacturing service.

Reusables: Soft tooling technology including reusable bags, heater blankets, intensifiers and caul sheets.

COMPLETE COMPOSITES PORTFOLIO

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Process Materials tel: +44 (0) 1274 550500 - Keighley, UK tel: +33 (0)5 61 37 89 89 - Toulouse, France tel: +39(0) 039 6892987 - Milan, Italy tel: +1 (0)562 906 3300 - Santa Fe Springs, USA tel: +86 21 64228920 - Shanghai, China processmaterials@cytec.com

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