Aerospace-grade foam engineered for extreme conditions

ROHACELL® 51 WF

At 52 kg/m³, ROHACELL® 51 WF is the lightest of the 4 grades in the ROHACELL® WF-HT range.

ROHACELL® WF foam core has been specifically designed for the use in the aerospace industry. Based on polymethacrylimide (PMI) chemistry, it is engineered to meet demanding requirements from aircraft manufacturers and has led to many specifications for more than 30 years, including MIL-PRF-46194A, WL 5.1460, WL 5.1461 and others.

Mechanical properties

Density
52 kg/m³
3.25 lbs/ft³
Compressive Strength
0.8 MPa
116 psi
Tensile Strength
1.6 MPa
232 psi
Shear Strength
0.8 MPa
116 psi
Elastic Modulus
75 MPa
10,878 psi
Shear Modulus
24 MPa
3,481 psi
Strain at Break
3 %

Compare ROHACELL® WF-HT grades

Properties

Density

52kg/m³
3.25lbs/ft³
75kg/m³
4.68lbs/ft³
110kg/m³
6.87lbs/ft³
205kg/m³
12.80lbs/ft³

Compressive Strength

0.8MPa
116psi
1.7MPa
247psi
3.6MPa
522psi
9MPa
1,305psi

Tensile Strength

1.6MPa
232psi
2.2MPa
319psi
3.7MPa
537psi
6.8MPa
986psi

Shear Strength

0.8MPa
116psi
1.3MPa
189psi
2.4MPa
348psi
5MPa
725psi

Elastic Modulus

75MPa
10,878psi
105MPa
15,229psi
180MPa
26,107psi
350MPa
50,763psi

Shear Modulus

24MPa
3,481psi
42MPa
6,092psi
70MPa
10,153psi
150MPa
21,756psi

Strain at Break

3%
3%
3%
3.5%
All ROHACELL® WF-HT grades

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