PEEK for Aerospace Applications: Aerospace Polymers

Benefits

Performance meets processability

Our high-performance PEEK and PAEK-based polymer solutions offer an exceptional combination of benefits to help aerospace OEMs, designers and processors reach new levels of cost savings, quality, and performance. Victrex solutions help lower weight, improve buy-to-fly ratios, and provide design freedom to optimise the design and consolidate parts.

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Fast and efficient production

Victrex and Coriolis Composites teamed up to improve the manufacturing efficiency of composite parts.

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Up to 85% better buy-to-fly ratio

Vs. aluminum - significantly reducing material waste by optimal use of raw materials in the injection moulding process.

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design guidelines

High strength with design flexibility

Designing hybrid parts with VICTREX AE 250 LMPAEK has the potential to reduce scrap rates, cycle times, part count, and buy-to-fly ratios.

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Reducing costs with smart designs

Novel hollow profile process helps reduce cycle times and increase process efficiency for composite profile production.

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Working together to solve the toughest aerospace challenges

Cost reductions and improving operating efficiencies are paramount

Technologies offering reduced costs and increased throughput are a major benefit for the aerospace industry

Reducing weight to improve fuel efficiency is necessary

High fuel costs and preserving the environment are major challenges

Longer service life and reliability are required

Aircraft are expected to be safe with minimal maintenance requirements

products

PEEK is Victrex. Victrex is PEEK.

Victrex solutions deliver exceptional performance in extreme environments, helping customers solve critical challenges that go beyond current material limitations, typically replacing metal.

Polymers

Victrex focuses on PEEK & PAEK polymers, considered the world's highest performing thermoplastics

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PEEK Forms

Manufacturing product forms: Pipes, Films, Fibres and Composite tapes

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PEEK Parts

Developing new applications for PEEK, PAEK and Thermoplastic Composites

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“The original idea was to create a sort of center of excellence where you could do all of the design and engineering, get tools built, make prototypes and, ultimately, produce commercial parts.”

Jonathan Sourkes -
Victrex Head of Sales for Aerospace

Article from CompositesWorld Magazine

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Case studies

Innovative designs offer more than weight savings alone

Wire bundle and tubing clamps

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Up to 20% weight reduction versus metal

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Up to 30% faster installation versus metal

Injection-moulded PEEK for high volume production
Introduced on the Boeing 787 and translated to the Boeing 737
Corrosion resistance for longer life
Lightweight, ergonomic, and durable solution

Flexible composite platform

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Up to 50% reduction in weight versus aluminium

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Up to 5x better buy-to-fly ratio versus aluminium

Standardised parts
Reduced weight
Streamlined manufacturing
Potential installation time savings

Fluid transport tubing

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Up to 33% reduction in weight versus metal

Significant weight savings
Bend, flare, and form for improved design
Faster installation
Corrosion resistance for longer life
Low maintenance

Hybrid overmoulding

Hybrid technology allows engineers to overmould a VICTREX AE™ 250 LMPAEK-based composite with fibre-reinforced injection moulding PEEK polymers. Hybrid solutions can help reduce system costs and optimise buy-to-fly ratios verses metals and thermosets.

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