Rapid Cure Composites: Materials, Processing and Manufacturing

Rapid Cure Composites: Materials, Processing, and Manufacturing provides an overview of the design criteria, manufacturing techniques, and applications of fast-curing composites in various industrial sectors. It emphasizes the importance of developing matrix systems and adapting fast-curing processes to improve the efficiency and productivity of composite manufacturing.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 300 pages
Publication date: 01 May 2023
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Rapid Cure Composites: Materials, Processing, and Manufacturing offers comprehensive insights into the design principles for formulating matrix systems that enable rapid curing. The book emphasizes the crucial role played by different materials, such as resin compounds and fiber reinforcements, in developing fast-curing composites. It also delves into the assessment of current and innovative manufacturing techniques to adapt fast-curing processes, compares conventional curing methods with rapid curing, and explores diverse applications across various industrial sectors, including aerospace, automotive, renewables, and marine. This comprehensive resource is designed to serve as an invaluable reference for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists, and professionals involved in composite materials, processing, and manufacturing organizations.

Polymer composites have gained widespread popularity across various industries, such as aerospace, automobile, spray and coatings, and electronics, owing to their remarkable lightweight properties and exceptional mechanical strengths. However, one of the significant barriers to their widespread adoption in commercial sectors is the lengthy curing cycle and slow production rates. Rapid Cure Composites: Materials, Processing, and Manufacturing aims to address this challenge by providing comprehensive insights into the design principles for formulating matrix systems that enable rapid curing. The book emphasizes the crucial role played by different materials, including resin compounds and fiber reinforcements, in developing fast-curing composites. It also delves into the assessment of current and innovative manufacturing techniques to adapt fast-curing processes, compares conventional curing methods with rapid curing, and explores diverse applications across various industrial sectors, including aerospace, automotive, renewables, and marine. This comprehensive resource is designed to serve as an invaluable reference for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists, and professionals involved in composite materials, processing, and manufacturing organizations.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780323983372