Composite construction uses two materials together, each with different physical or chemical properties, to create material with your desired properties.\u00a0 In rocketry, we usually want strong and lightweight materials.\u00a0 Fiberglass components (made of fiberglass cloth and liquid resin) or carbon fiber components (made of carbon fiber material and liquid resin) are two examples of composite construction.\u00a0 And often fiberglass or carbon fiber are used over less strong materials (balsa wood, foam, honeycomb) to obtain an extremely stong yet lightweight part.\u00a0 Aviation and Aerospace use a lot of composite construction.<\/p>\n
Carbon fiber is an extremely strong material that can be used in place of cardboard and fiberglass for building your rocket.\u00a0 But it is more expensive.\u00a0 You can purchase ready made components such as body tubes and nose cones from an increasing number of vendors.\u00a0 But sometimes you will need to form your own parts.\u00a0 You can purchase the fabrics and resin separately.\u00a0 And you will see references to pre-preg material.\u00a0 This is fabric with the resin pre-impregnated into that fabric.\u00a0 It is easier and less messy to use, but is more expensive.\u00a0 The web pages under this page will help you with information about how to use composites as well as sources for ready-made parts and materials to make your own.\u00a0 And there\u00a0is an excellent Yahoo newgroup on “CompositeRockets<\/a>“.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Composite construction uses two materials together, each with different physical or chemical properties, to create material with your desired properties.\u00a0 In rocketry, we usually want strong and lightweight materials.\u00a0 Fiberglass components (made of fiberglass cloth and liquid resin) or carbon fiber components (made of carbon fiber material and liquid resin) are two examples of composite … Continue reading Composite Construction<\/span>