Aerospace

Urban Air Mobility Carbon Fiber Composite Material

Urban Air Mobility is set to revolutionize passenger air travel and cargo delivery. Toray is well-positioned to provide material and process expertise to rapid prototyping and high-volume production.

Toray FEM qualified prepregs and FEA qualified prepreg are qualified to industry specifications with design data ready for FEM/FEA property cards. Toray has the capability to produce slit tapes with rapid cure resins designed for robotic automated fiber placement and quick curing for increased build rates.

Technical Advantages of Carbon Fiber Composite Materials

Like traditional aircraft, weight is key! The lighter the vehicle structure the greater the payload carrying capacity and range of the aircraft. urban air mobility carbon fiber composite materials offer high strength and stiffness at a fraction of the weight when compared to aluminum or steel. Composite materials are also corrosion-resistant.

Structural Certification Challenges

UAM/AAM face similar challenges as traditional aircraft when it comes to government certification of the aircraft structure. Toray Composites Materials America, Inc. (Toray CMA) has worked with industry/government entities such as CMH-17 and FAA to develop public design data to streamline the structural certification process.

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Toray Technical Expertise

Toray CMA is a full material solutions provider. The material is only as good as the data and the process knowledge available. The engineering team leverages test data and advanced process modeling software to develop manufacturing parameters unique to different design or production considerations.

Robust Supply Chain

Toray CMA is a vertically integrated high-volume carbon fiber and prepreg producer. Most of the prepreg products are made and stored in inventory at the Tacoma, Washington, plant. This allows for low minimum order quantities and quick lead times. Often products can be sold as a single roll in just a few weeks.

Urban Air Mobility Selector Guide