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Lantor Soric thinner variant; now lighter than other sandwiches

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First time I've seen the new 1.5 mm variant:
http://www.lantor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/05_LANT_DATASHEET_SORIC_LRC_web.pdf

Traditional sandwichSoric 1.5 mmSoric 3 mmBare CFRP
LayerThicknessWeightLayerThicknessWeightLayerThicknessWeightLayerThicknessWeight
Carbon 200 g/m20,3330Carbon 200 g/m20,3330Carbon 200 g/m20,3330Carbon 200 g/m20,3330
Adhesive joint0230Core1,5715Core31235Carbon 200 g/m20,3330
Foam (50 kg/m3)6300Carbon 200 g/m20,3330Carbon 200 g/m20,3330Carbon 200 g/m20,3330
Adhesive joint0230Carbon 200 g/m20,3330
Carbon 200 g/m20,3330
6,614202,113753,618951,21320
Relative stiffness100%Relative stiffness10%Relative stiffness30%Relative stiffness3%


Makes for a great sandwich skin if - as in many aircraft - buckling is too much of a concern to go with a bare laminate but you don't necessarily need that quarter inch core, not to mention practical issues as being unable to infuse with a foam core, forming it in double curved shapes etc.
 
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