CPC B29C 70/54 (2013.01) [B29C 35/12 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B29K 2713/00 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0005 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method of producing a composite laminate, comprising:
(i) providing a curable system comprising:
a stack of two or more prepregs, and
one or more carbon nanotube sheets, wherein at least one of the carbon nanotube sheets is placed in-between the two or more prepregs and wherein the carbon nanotube sheet is a self-supporting, nonwoven sheet of substantially non-aligned carbon nanotubes; and
(ii) at least partially curing the curable system by running an electric current through the one or more carbon nanotube sheets and subjecting the curable system to alternating electromagnetic fields such that at least a portion of the prepregs are cured.
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