Composite Materials: Manufacturing, Properties and Applications

Composite materials have been developed to meet the challenges of high-performing material properties, offering many mechanical, thermal, chemical, and damage-tolerance advantages. Composite Materials: Manufacturing, Properties, and Applications provides a comprehensive review of current status and future directions, latest technologies, and innovative work, challenges, and opportunities for composite materials. It targets researchers, students, and engineers in industrial R& D sectors.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 688 pages
Publication date: 21 June 2021
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Composite materials have undergone extensive development to meet the demanding requirements of high-performing material properties, with a focus on engineering and structural applications. These materials possess a remarkable ability to absorb stresses and dissipate strain energy, surpassing other materials like polymers and ceramics in terms of their mechanical, thermal, chemical, and damage-tolerance capabilities. While composite materials do have certain limitations, such as brittleness, they offer engineers a wide range of advantages with minimal drawbacks.

Composite Materials: Manufacturing, Properties, and Applications provides a comprehensive overview of the current state and emerging trends in composite materials. It delves into the latest technologies, innovative research, challenges, and opportunities within this field. The book is organized into chapters that cover a wide range of topics, including material types, design, fabrication, modeling, properties, and applications. From conventional composite materials to advanced composites such as nanocomposites, self-healing, and smart composites, the chapters offer comprehensive coverage of the latest advancements and applications.

This book is specifically designed for researchers, students, and professionals involved in advanced composite materials and ceramics. It serves as a valuable resource for those seeking to stay updated on the latest developments, explore new research avenues, and apply composite materials in practical applications. Whether you are a materials science and engineering postgraduate student, a material engineer, or a scientist working in industrial R&D sectors, this book provides valuable insights and knowledge to help you advance your understanding and expertise in composite materials.

Weight: 1388g
Dimension: 192 x 237 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780128205129