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Method of producing structural components having improved toughness

US8732977B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Richard R. Adams · Rock Island, US
Peter Griggs · Bristol, GB
Glenn Watson · Bristol, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 12, 2007
Grant date	May 27, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 28, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/31511
WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of producing a structural component comprising manufacturing a structural component from a moisture absorbable material the toughness of which increases with increasing moisture absorption and subsequently subjecting the structural component to at least one of elevated temperature and humidity for a period of time such that the structural component attains a predetermined moisture content and distribution.

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