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minus-squareemergencyfood@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoWhy do aircraft parts need to be sterile?
minus-squaretheilleists@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoFor airborne contagions. Next question.
minus-squareSpermHowitzer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIt’s not for it to be sterile, it’s to manufacture composite parts. They get vacuum bagged, then put into the autoclave and heated under pressure to bond all the layers extremely tightly.
minus-squareVerat@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 month agoIt is more for heat treatment of the metal after forming it, or for coatings that require it.
Why do aircraft parts need to be sterile?
For airborne contagions. Next question.
It’s not for it to be sterile, it’s to manufacture composite parts. They get vacuum bagged, then put into the autoclave and heated under pressure to bond all the layers extremely tightly.
Thanks!
It is more for heat treatment of the metal after forming it, or for coatings that require it.