New Self-Healing Composite Could Extend Aircraft Lifespans to Centuries

1,000 times self-healing tech could extend aircraft life by centuries

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new self-healing composite material to extend the operational life of critical infrastructure.

Self-healing composite can make airplane, automobile and spacecraft components last for centuries

Researchers have created a self-healing composite that is tougher than materials currently used in aircraft wings, turbine blades and other applications—and can repair itself more than 1,000 times. The researchers estimate their self-healing strategy can extend the lifetime of conventional fiber-reinforced composite materials by centuries compared to the current decades-long design-life.

Self-healing composite repairs damage 1,000 times - The Engineer

New self-healing FRP composite repairs damage 1,000+ times and could extend aircraft and turbine lifespans to centuries.

New technology solves longstanding challenges for self-healing materials

“Researchers have developed a variety of self-healing materials, but previous strategies for self-healing composites have faced two practical challenges,” says Jason Patrick, corresponding author of the research paper and an assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering at North Carolina State University. “First, the materials often need to be…

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Self-Healing Composite Extends Aircraft, Auto Lifespan

Researchers have created a self-healing composite that is tougher than materials currently used in aircraft wings, turbine blades and other