AMS 262 FINAL REVIEW 2025 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
Thixotropic Agents - correct answer -Materials which make the resin thicker
and less dense
Examples of Thixotropic agents - correct answer -Microballoons and Flox
Tool - correct answer -a structure from which a part is made
Another name for tool - correct answer -Mold
Master mold - correct answer -A mold or tool from which production molds or
tools are made
Caul plate - correct answer -Provides a surface and transits pressure and
temperature
Types of molds - correct answer -Single piece Egg
crate
,Split mold
3 types of lay ups - correct answer -Wet Prepreg
Co-curring
Wet lay up - correct answer -A fabric is impregnated with a plastic resin during
the process
Prepreg - correct answer -fabric is already impregnated with resin and requires
heat to cure
Co curring - correct answer -parts which are already cured are attached together
Types of Bleed out techniques - correct answer -Vertical and Horizontal
Vertical bleed out (prepregs) - correct answer -Resin collecting material is
placed over entire laminate
Horizontal bleed out (wet) - correct answer -Resin collecting material is placed
around the edge of laminate
, Filament Winding - correct answer -Resin saturated fibers in roving form
applied to a rotating mold/mandrel
Peripheral Cutters - correct answer -Brad point W-
point
Forstner
Shear
Bore Fly
Cutter
Router - correct answer -Best used for removing sandwich core material
Water Jet Cutter - correct answer -Low volume of water pumped through at
high pressures
Volcano Effect - correct answer -A local delamination on the back side of a
component caused by pushing through a hole which is smaller than the
diameter of the fasteners shank
Disbond - correct answer -Separation of faceplates from the core in a sandwich
Delamination - correct answer -separations of layers in a laminate
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS.
Thixotropic Agents - correct answer -Materials which make the resin thicker
and less dense
Examples of Thixotropic agents - correct answer -Microballoons and Flox
Tool - correct answer -a structure from which a part is made
Another name for tool - correct answer -Mold
Master mold - correct answer -A mold or tool from which production molds or
tools are made
Caul plate - correct answer -Provides a surface and transits pressure and
temperature
Types of molds - correct answer -Single piece Egg
crate
,Split mold
3 types of lay ups - correct answer -Wet Prepreg
Co-curring
Wet lay up - correct answer -A fabric is impregnated with a plastic resin during
the process
Prepreg - correct answer -fabric is already impregnated with resin and requires
heat to cure
Co curring - correct answer -parts which are already cured are attached together
Types of Bleed out techniques - correct answer -Vertical and Horizontal
Vertical bleed out (prepregs) - correct answer -Resin collecting material is
placed over entire laminate
Horizontal bleed out (wet) - correct answer -Resin collecting material is placed
around the edge of laminate
, Filament Winding - correct answer -Resin saturated fibers in roving form
applied to a rotating mold/mandrel
Peripheral Cutters - correct answer -Brad point W-
point
Forstner
Shear
Bore Fly
Cutter
Router - correct answer -Best used for removing sandwich core material
Water Jet Cutter - correct answer -Low volume of water pumped through at
high pressures
Volcano Effect - correct answer -A local delamination on the back side of a
component caused by pushing through a hole which is smaller than the
diameter of the fasteners shank
Disbond - correct answer -Separation of faceplates from the core in a sandwich
Delamination - correct answer -separations of layers in a laminate
