Blueshift’s polymer aerogel, AeroZero®, provides a wide range of performance properties enabling innovation in multi-layer structures. AeroZero® will laminate to a variety of materials including metals, plastics, woods, fabrics, fibers, and many more.
Polymer Aerogel Laminates
AeroZero® bonds with a wide variety of surfaces and materials, making it easy to integrate into existing designs. Our applications engineering team continues to develop lamination processes and will work with you to incorporate AeroZero® into your material designs.
AeroZero® bonds with to the following materials:
- Metals: Copper, Aluminum, Steel, Titanium, and others
- Fiber Products: Woven and Nonwoven Fabrics, Papers, and similar
- Plastic Films: Polyester, Polyethylene, Polyimide, Polyvinyl fluoride, and others
- Other Materials: Glass, Graphite, Graphene, Metal Oxides, and others
Benefits of AeroZero® as an ingredient in Composite Materials
Lightweight
AeroZero’s® unique material properties empower innovative composite material designs. With a density of 0.20 g/cm3, 86% lower than the density of normal polyimides (1.4 g/cm3), AeroZero® will offer structural integrity while decreasing total weight.
Insulating
AeroZero’s® low thermal conductivity makes it an ideal material to use in composite structures subject to a wide temperature envelope. With an expected thermal conductivity of just 30mW/KM, the nanoscale voids that make up AeroZero® significantly slow heat to transfer through the substance.
RF Transparency
AeroZero®’s dielectric constant is 1.24 – 1.26 with a very low loss tangent of 0.0006-0.0009 over 1 – 50 GHz which is just 0.15 higher than air itself. As a material with superior thermally insulative capabilities, our polymer aerogel offers revolutionary properties for the radome, radar, and electronics industries.
Durable
AeroZero® possesses impressive mechanical strength relative to its density. When used in multilayer structures, AeroZero® provides outstanding mechanical durability in a wide operating temperature envelope.
Machinability
With a machinability index comparable to balsa wood, and no toxic dusting when cut, AeroZero® is an easy material to work with and integrate into existing manufacturing processes.
See What AeroZero® Can Do for You
We work closely with our customers to create customized solutions that tackle application challenges. AeroZero® polymer aerogel has solved product development problems enabling a wide range of industry applications. Learn more about how AeroZero® enables innovative designs and contact Blueshift today.