About the Rohacell Hero®
As one of the most innovative materials technologies, the Rohacell Hero® offers users with an advanced way to develop aircraft structural core materials that are lightweight, durable over their lifetime and extremely cost-effective to produce.
Through the use of sandwich technology that provides exceptional mechanical properties at a significantly reduced density, the Rohacell Hero® is an excellent option for reducing the weight of all aircraft structural foams.
Recommended uses of the Rohacell Hero® include core material in sandwich structures for the following applications:
- Aircraft wings
- Landing gear doors
- Radomes
- Vertical and horizontal stabilizers
- Ailerons
- Areas subject to surface damage
Product Features
- Closed cell structure
- Minimizes any added weight
- Takes up only resin in the cut surface cells
- Lighter finished weight part as compared to traditional honeycomb structures
- Excellent elongation at break properties
- Highly robust and durable throughout the lifetime of the aircraft
- Core damage does not extend beyond the initial impact location
- Eliminates any potential water ingress
- Heat resistance: up to 210 ºC (428 ºF)
- Result of processing and/or curing techniques, since core materials typically allow maximum of 180 ºC (356 ºF)
- Significantly reduces total cycle time
- Allows for faster part manufacturing
- Wide variety of processing types available
- Autoclave
- Resin infusion
- RTM
- VARTM
- Sandwich Technology Center
- Eliminates waste
- Reduces in-house production time
- Reduces associated costs by up to 30%