Patent ID: 9732196
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B32B,C08G,C08J,C09J,Y10T

Claim:
1. An aircraft component comprising: (a) at least a first polyimide substrate in the form of a polyimide foam; (b) at least a second polyimide substrate in the form of a polyimide foam; and (c) an adhesive bonded to and between the first substrate of polyimide foam and the second substrate of polyimide foam, wherein the aircraft component has a 2 minute integrated heat release rate of less than or equal to 65 kilowatt-minutes per square meter (kW−min/m2) and a peak heat release rate of less than 65 kilowatts per square meter (kW/m2) as measured using the method of FAR F25.4, in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulation FAR 25.853(d), wherein the adhesive is a hot-melt adhesive comprising a polycarbonate copolymer comprising reacted resorcinol, siloxane, and bisphenol-A.