Concise Encyclopedia of Composite Materials
Published on 2. December 2012
380 pages
978-0-08-091265-3 (ISBN)
Description
The Concise Encyclopedia of Composite Materials, first published as a hardbound edition in 1989, has been updated and revised and is now available as a paperback for individual researchers requiring a fundamental reference source for this dynamic field.Since 1989, research involving composite materials has advanced rapidly and this revised edition reflects those changes with the addition of new articles, including recent work on nanocomposites, smart composite materials systems, and metallic multilayers.The 67 articles included in this revised edition are presented in alphabetical order and each provides an introduction to one aspect of composite materials. Every article is extensively cross-referenced and includes a full bibliography. The volume contains over 250 photographs, drawings and tables as well as exhaustive subject and author indexes.The comprehensive breadth of coverage of the field of composite materials makes this volume an invaluable source of reference for materials scientists and mechanical engineers involved in industrial and academic research into the fabrication, properties and applications of composite materials.
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Aircraft and aerospace applications of composites. Applications of composites: an overview. Artificial bone. Asbestos fibers. Automobile tires. Automobile components: fabrication. Boron fibers. Carbon-carbon composites. Carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics. Carbon fibers. Composite armor. Continuous-filament glass fibers. Creep of composites. Dental composites. Failure of composites: stress concentrations, cracks and notches. Fatigue of composites. Fiber-reinforced cements. Fiber-reinforced ceramics. Fiber-reinforced polymer systems: extrusion. Fibers and textiles: an overview. Fibrous composites: thermomechanical properties. Friction and wear applications of composites. Glass-reinforced plastics: thermoplastic resins. Glass-reinforced plastics: thermosetting resins. Halpin-Tsai equations. Helicopter applications of composites. High-modulus high-strength organic fibers. High-performance composites with thermoplastic matrices. Hybrid fiber-resin composites. In situ composites: fabrication. In situ polymer composites. Joining of composites. Kirchhoff assumption (Kirchhoff hypothesis). Laminates: elastic properties. Long-term degradation of polymer-matrix composites. Manufacturing methods for composites: an overview. Metal-matrix composites. Molded fiber products. Multiaxial stress failure. Multilayers, metallic. Multiple fracture. Nanocomposites. Natural composites. Natural-fiber-based composites. Nondestructive evaluation of composites. Nonmechanical properties of composites. Oxide inorganic fibers. Paper and paperboard. Particulate composites. Percolation theory. Plywood. Polymer-polymer composites. Recycling of polymer-matrix composites. Silicon carbide fibers. Silicon nitride fibers. Smart composite materials systems. Solid fiber composites as biomedical materials. Strength of composites. Strength of composites: statistical theories. Structure performance maps. Thermosetting resin matrices. Three-dimensional fabrics for composites. Toughness of fibrous composites. Whiskers. Wood-polymer composites. Wood strength. Woven-fabric composites: properties
