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MATERIAL SPECIFICATION
Revised 2014-04
Reaffirmed 2021-09
Carbon Fiber Fabric and Epoxy Resin Wet Lay-Up Repair Material
Part 3 – Purchasing Specification - Fabric
RATIONALE
AMS2980/3B is a Five Year Review and update of this specification.
FOREWORD
This Purchasing Specification (PS) is part of the Technical Specification system described in AMS2980.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SCOPE .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
1.1 Limitation ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS ........................................................................................................................ 3
2.1 SAE Publications ........................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2 ASTM Publications ........................................................................................................................................ 3
2.3 ISO Publications ............................................................................................................................................ 3
2.4 PRI Publications ............................................................................................................................................ 3
3. DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 3
4. REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................................................................... 4
4.1 Woven Fabric Defects ................................................................................................................................... 4
4.2 Defect Credit for Fabric ................................................................................................................................. 4
5. RELEASE TESTING ..................................................................................................................................... 4
5.1 Fiber .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
5.2 Fabric ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
5.3 Fabric Manufacturer Additional Inspection .................................................................................................... 5
5.3.1 Conformance to Weight and Dimensional Requirements ............................................................................. 5
5.3.2 Inspection of Packaging ................................................................................................................................ 5
5.4 Fabric Retest ................................................................................................................................................. 5
5.5 Rejection ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
5.6 Sampling ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
6. PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY ................................................................................................................. 6
6.1 Packing.......................................................................................................................................................... 6
6.1.1 General .......................................................................................................................................................... 6
6.1.2 Carbon Fibers................................................................................................................................................ 6
6.1.3 Fabric Rolls ................................................................................................................................................... 6
6.2 Marking.......................................................................................................................................................... 7
6.2.1 Carbon Fiber ................................................................................................................................................. 7
6.2.2 Carbon Fiber Fabric ...................................................................................................................................... 7
6.3 Storage and Shipment................................................................................................................................... 8
7. NOTES .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
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