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Product catalog summary
Overview of Hexcel's Composite Materials for the Rail Industry
Product Range:
  • HexWeb® Honeycombs: Lightweight structural core material used for flooring, partitions, and furnishings, providing structural stiffness with minimal weight gain.
  • Redux® Adhesives: Structural adhesives in film form ideal for bonding metal to metal or composites, reducing the need for mechanical fasteners and enhancing structural strength.
  • HexPly® Prepregs: Prepreg resins developed for structural rolling stock components, effective for manufacturing driver cabs, bogies, and energy absorbers.
  • HexForce® Engineered Fabrics: Unidirectional and woven reinforcement fabrics in glass, carbon, and aramid fibers, offering a wide range of weave styles.
Historical Context:

Hexcel has been supplying composite materials to the railway industry since the 1970s, initially for train ceilings, floors, and doors. Over the past 30 years, the range has expanded to include structural floor panels, energy absorbers, front end cabs, composite bogies, and full composite interiors.

Benefits of Composites in Rail Transport:
  • Rapid Construction: Lightweight, modular interiors are easy to handle and install, saving man-hours.
  • High Stiffness and Strength: Durable composites offer excellent fatigue, impact, and environmental resistance, reducing maintenance costs.
  • Weight Savings: Enables higher speeds, reduced power consumption, and increased payload capacity.
  • Passenger Comfort: Spacious and aesthetically pleasing designs with optimized weight placement for comfort.
  • Cost Efficiency: Lightweight panels and prepreg materials reduce installation time and waste, leading to operational efficiencies.
  • Design Flexibility: Allows for innovative designs with aerodynamic profiles and smooth interiors.
  • Safety: Incorporates fire-resistant materials and energy-absorbing components, enhancing crash safety.
Contact Information:

Hexcel has offices worldwide, including in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the USA. For more information, visit their website at www.hexcel.com.

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Catalog excerpts

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4 HexWeb® Honeycombs 4 Hexply® Prepregs 5 HexForce® Engineered Fabrics 5 Redux® Adhesives Hexcel’s composite Materials for the Rail Indus

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Redux® Adhesives HexForce Engineered Fabrics ® About Hexcel Composite materials were rst used in the railway industry back in the 1970’s, when Hexcel supplied honeycomb, adhesives and bre-reinforced plastic materials for use in train ceilings, oors and doors. These early composite components were tted into French, Italian, British and Austrian urban trains, as well as the metro systems of London, Lille and Hong Kong. In the past 30 years, Hexcel has developed a wider range of composite materials, specically to meet the requirements of the rail industry. The applications have diversied to...

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HexWeb® Honeycombs For improved bonding and higher shear loading than foams HexForce® Engineered Fabrics HRH78/A10 Phenolic dipped Nomex honeycomb for low weight and fire resistance. CRIII .Aluminium honeycomb for energy absorption and low-weight panels. HexPly® Prepregs Replacing noxious wet lay-up systems M9-M10 83°C curing epoxy system, suitable for fishplates and bogies. M34 73°C curing system. I lalogen free, fire resistant, suitable for end cabs, and other large structures. 250 CB Phenolic prepreg. lure- resistant. 3K. 6K, 12K carbon woven fabrics. Glass fabrics (from 25 lo 600 gsm). Aramid...

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Why use Composites in Trains, Trams and Metros ? • Rapid construction Lightweight, modular interiors are easy to handle and install, providing manhour savings. • High stiffness and strength Composites are durable, providing excellent fatigue, impact and environmental resistance. The noncorrosive materials reduce maintenance costs. Structural composites require little (if any) supporting framework, and carry fittings readily. Passenger room increases, while internal noise reduces. • Weight savings Weight savings enable higher speeds to be attained, reduce power consumption and acceleration inertia....

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Italy Piazza Alcide De Gasperi, 32 21047 Saronno (VA) Tel: 39 02 96709082 Fax: 39 02 9600809 Japan 4F Yokohama YS Nishiguchi Bldg 2-25-1 Tsuruya-cho Malaysia Hexcel Composites Sdn Bhd Wisma Samudra, Jalan Kontraktor U1/14, Hicom - Glenmarie Industrial Park, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia Tel: +60 3 5569 3510, Fax: +60 3 5569 3460 Globat Manufacturing and Sales Offices '***1 Telephone and fax numbers include country codes in bold, which should be oniiued for national dialling, fair imcmamm.d trails, prefix with mlcmarkirKd arefss oh!** .and imiii unv bracketim! numirH'rsi. ■Slinfr...

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.