Benefits of sandwiches
Sandwich structures

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Benefits of sandwiches
Sandwich structures

Author : Christophe BINÉTRUY

Review date: March 24, 2019 | Lire en français

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1. Benefits of sandwiches

Sandwich materials are booming, both in terms of applications and technologies. They are widely used in all industrial sectors, including transport, marine, nautical, aeronautical, aerospace, sports and leisure, heavy industry, civil engineering and the military. Their consumption continues to grow.

Generally speaking, sandwiches are found in all applications where the structure's stiffness/apparent density ratio must be the highest.

Sandwiches are ideal for applications requiring both rigidity and lightness. They are made up (figure 1 ) of two skins (or flanges) separated from each other by a hollow or solid core (figure

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