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Re: Structural Foam used in 1993 FIRST competition

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Originally Posted by Andy Baker
Rohacell is a very different material.

Andy B.
I never knew that FIRST issued Rohacell in the kits, ( before my time) but it is an aerospace material. I've used it at work on and off since the mid 80's. If you get the proper grade and heat treat it properly it can be formed and bent. You can also use it in the autoclave under pressure when making composite sandwich structures.

But the storage conditions and heat treatment are critical to making it work. Do it wrong and it will just crush on you. It is fun stuff to play with.

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