Understanding Honeycomb Panels

What is a Honeycomb Panel?

A honeycomb panel typically has 5 layers: skin, adhesive, honeycomb core, adhesive, and then skin. Materials with high tensile strength are best suited to being skins. Materials that meet these specifications include aluminum, steel, and fiberglass. Adhesive will vary widely depending on the application, like high strength, high temperature, low temperature, and more. The honeycomb core has a variety of honeycomb cores that are available per design requirements.

How Does a Honeycomb Panel Achieve Its Strength?

Honeycomb panel strength works a lot like an I-Beam with the core being the vertical element and the facing being the flange. All working together to create high shear strength. And like an I-Beam, there is greater distance between skins and will create greater strength. Here are some other features of how the strength achieved by honeycomb panels.

  • High strength skin reduces risk of tensile failure.
  • The smaller cells ultimately reduce the risk of climbing crush or peel failures.
  • Many cells reduce the risk of a buckling failure.
  • Core orientation and density can reduce shear failure.

Honeycomb Panels are Stiffer & Lighter Than Single Sheet Laminate

The stiffness of a honeycomb panel allows the end user to better utilize less material and reduce overall weight. The stiffness increases exponentially when compared to a single sheet material. The use of honeycomb cores can create a huge increase in the stiffness, all with very little gain in its weight. Ensuring a lightness you won't get otherwise.

It is Light, Tough, Strong, and Cost-Effective

Honeycomb panels are a high-strength, lightweight material that ultimately provide efficient mechanical performance. The lightweight honeycomb panels for ships and trains we manufacture are an excellent alternative to monolithic materials, like wood, steel and aluminum. They are also a nice alternative to panels with traditional core materials, like foam, balsa, and plywood.

When you turn to Advanced Structures Corporation, we offer custom manufacturing for lightweight honeycomb panels which are available in a wide range of sheet sizes and facings. Due to their design, they are easy to use and construct for many applications and processes. And they can be engineered to meet specific requirements for strength and stiffness. These honeycomb panels are great to use in situations that need elevated core shear, compression and adhesion performance.

A Wide Range of Applications for Honeycomb Panels

At Advanced Structures Corporation, we specialize in lightweight honeycomb doors and panels for the US Navy and US Coast Guard, as well as for train applications. However, there are more uses for honeycomb panels that just that, so let's take a look at other areas that may require these sort of lightweight honeycomb panels.

Marine & Recreation: Due to the high strength to weight ratio we manufacture, honeycomb panels satisfy the demands of sporting goods, boat decks, partitions, hatches, and doors just to name a few areas.

Commercial: Since our honeycomb panels offer elevated mechanical properties and elite moisture, chemical and impact resistance, as well as vibration dampening, they make for perfect commercial applications. Get improved performance in doors, platforms, and panels when you turn to Advanced Structures Corporation for high-end honeycomb panels.

Building Products: Honeycomb panels provide a flat, stable and stiff structure for use in building applications. Use as a backing material to metal, glass, stone, and other decorative surfaces. Common uses include ceilings, wall cladding, canopies, and elevator interiors.

Ground Transportation: Honeycomb panels offer a lightweight solution for use in rail, automotive, truck, trailer, and military vehicles. Common applications include walls, doors, floors, bulkheads, ramps, ceilings, and seating.

A Leading Developer of Lightweight Panels

Advanced Structures Corporation is a leading developer and manufacturer that specializes in lightweight honeycomb panels for US Naval, US Coast Guard and train applications. Get all of these aforementioned features when you turn to us for the honeycomb panels you need. Get affordable lightweight honeycomb panels today by requesting a quote.

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For more information about our selection of honeycomb panels, please reach out to our office today. The number is (631) 667-5000. When you call, we can go over our manufacturing capabilities for these panels, as well as the various price points. Custom manufacturing is available for these honeycomb panels. Simply provide us with your specifications when you reach out and we will make sure to meet your requirements.