The Boeing Company
Aged granular material and a method of manufacturing an object therefrom

Abstract:

An aged granular material and a method of manufacturing an object from the granular material include introducing a granular material into a molding process so as to form the object therefrom. The granular material includes elements including a matrix material having a plurality of reinforcing fibers received therein, the elements of the granular material having a melt viscosity of between about 5 and about 15 grams per 10 minutes and a particle size distribution with a range in particle size of between about 50 and about 595 micrometers.