Durability and Mechanical Performance
Space is no longer the unknown frontier. Today, it’s an evolving landscape of commercial endeavors, communication satellites, scientific research and exploration. In the challenging environment of space, only the most high-performing and exceptionally dependable materials like ROHACELL® meet the durability and mechanical performance requirements of the industry.
Aerospace foam with out of this world performance
Aerospace engineers worldwide have turned to Evonik’s foam product for over 25 years to meet those critical demands when designing composite structures. For space applications, ROHACELL® foam is the preferred foam core designed in and specified for sandwich composite structures. You’ll find ROHACELL® foam in launch vehicle payload fairings, payload adapters, interstage structures, nose cones, cryogenic tanks and plumbing insulation, and heat shields.
- Easy to accurately shape by machining or thermoforming
- Compatible with high temperature and pressure processes, such as autoclave cycle up to 180 °C and 0.7 MPa
Let our team of experts support you with foam product and density selection, and how our products can fit within your production parameters. The Performance Foams Shapes Production Departments (Darmstadt, Germany and Mobile, Alabama, USA) offer quick turnaround on prototype and production ready-to-use shaped cores.