Engineering material
Aluminium honeycomb
Also known as aluminum honeycomb
Honeycomb core made from aluminium foil, with a high strength-to-weight ratio and energy absorption. It cannot be paired with carbon fibre face sheets, which make it corrode.
Classification
- material family
- METAL
- form
- CELLULAR
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EstablishedBest strength-to-weight honeycomb; incompatible with carbon face sheets.
Aluminium honeycomb has the best strength-to-weight ratio and energy absorption of the honeycomb cores, good heat transfer and electromagnetic shielding, smooth thin cell walls and machinability; it cannot be used under carbon fibre face sheets, which make it corrode.
Evidence support: Supported by the cited evidence · one source
Evidence: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Flight Standards Service 2023 · Primary authority
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