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New Alcore Aluminum Foil Protects Against Corrosion and Lightning Strikes
PAA StrikegridT 1145 Continuous Expanded Aluminum Foil (CEAF) being introduced by Alcore

- 1 October 2004

PAA StrikegridT 1145 Continuous Expanded Aluminum Foil

Edgewood, Maryland USA - Lightning is a natural threat that must be considered for increased safety in the design and the certification of aircraft. Protecting aluminum body aircraft from lightning strikes involves wicking away the electric charge through the conductive metal structure. With advances in the use of composites to fabricate aircraft structures, including use of much more composite materials in the fuselage, new systems for dealing with lightning strikes are being introduced.

In response to this need, Alcore is introducing PAA StrikegridT 1145 Continuous Expanded Aluminum Foil (CEAF). Continuous Expanded Aluminum Foil is the industry's highest-performing lightning strike dissipation material. Phosphoric acid anodized and coated with a proprietary coating, it outperforms all other ductile materials.

Decades of operational experience have shown that bond durability between lightning strike materials and face sheets or surfacing materials is critical to long part life, and for this, Alcore PAA-StrikegridT foil has no equal.

Alcore is part of the M.C. Gill Corporation Group of Companies

Contact Alcore:
Phone: 410 767-7100
Fax: 410 676-7050
Email: sales@alcore.com
www.alcore.com

George Sorensen - Marketing Communications Manager
M.C. Gill Corporation
Phone: 626 443-4022
Fax: 626 350-5880
Email: info@mcgillcorp.com
www.mcgillcorp.com

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