3D Woven Composites: Cost and Performance Viability in Commercial Applications
Technical paper documenting the cost and performance advantages of three-dimensionally woven materials used as standard reinforcement for marine and industrial composites. From 3Te…
A Study of Nonwoven Composites
Master of Science degree thesis about a comparison of properties between bi-component PP/PE SM (spunbond/meltblown) and SMS (spunbond/meltblown/spunbond) nonwovens, and 100% PP spu…
Advancements in Braided Materials Technology
Technical paper presenting an overview of the advancements in braided preform architectures and braiding machinery, identifying braiding as an attractive process for composite manu…
An Overview of Composite Actuators with Piezoceramic Fiber
Technical paper discussing the manufacturing processes, intended applications and relative benefits of four different types of active fiber composite actuators. Authors: R. Brett W…
Application of Nanotechnology for High Performance Textiles
Technical paper summarizing recent developments in nanotechnology for composites, including specific techniques for the creation of nanosize structures within textile based composi…
Automated Fabrication Technologies for High-Performance Polymer Composites
Extensive technical paper reviewing new automated fabrication processes for the manufacture of high-performance graphite-fiber reinforced composite structures. Authors: M.J. Stuart…
Basic Properties of Reference Crossply Carbon-Fiber Composites
Technical paper presenting the tensile, compressive, shear, tensile fatique, and tensile creep properties of a reference crossply composite, intended for use as the basis for a ful…
Carbon Fiber Composites in Tennis Rackets
Technical paper about the application of carbon fiber composite materials used in the manufacture of modern tennis rackets. Authors: Sung Hong and others.
Combining Cellulose Fiber and Wollastonite Mineral Fibers into a Nylon-6 Matrix
Technical paper about research aimed at developing a high purity cellulose/wollastonite pellet which can be accurately metered and fed into a laboratory scale twin-screw extruder a…
Composite Materials
Short article on the different reinforcement structures in the composite industry, and descriptions of the most common polymeric and inorganic fibers in use. From the New Textiles …
Composite Materials Design
Electronic version of a composite materials class, aiming to teach the origin of mechanical behaviour and the manufacturing technologies of modern composites. Extensive technical d…
Dielectric Analysis of the Breakup of Liquid Crystalline Polymer Fibers in a Thermoplastic Matrix
Technical paper discussing the use of dielectric spectroscopy as a means to study the morphology of thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer fibers in a polypropylene composite matr…
Draping of Woven Composites over Irregular Surfaces
Technical paper about research aimed at providing a basis for the development of a drape model, based on the properties of the woven fabric and the mold shape. Authors: S.B. Sharma…
Effects of Temperature and Environment on Mechanical Properties of Two Continuous Carbon-Fiber Automotive Structural Composites
Comprehensive technical report providing individual specimen basic mechanical property testing and results for a reference crossply composite, and a quasi-isotropic version of the …
Energy-Dissipating Snap-Resistant Tethers
Technical paper about an analytical investigation into the tailoring concept for flexible composite space tethers. Aothors: Kwangtea Ha and D. Stefan Dancila.
Environmental Durability of Flax Fibres and their Composites based on Polypropylene Matrix
Technical paper about the environmental degradation behaviour of flax fiber treated for improved moisture and rot sensitivity, for natural fiber reinforced polymer composites. Auth…
Extensional Flow of Engineering Plastics with Glass Fibers
Technical paper presenting a study aiming to characterize the unaxial extensional flow behaviour of an engineering plastic resin as a function of the orientation distribution of it…
F.E. Investigation of Non-Crimp Fabrics Compressive and Interlaminar Behaviours
Technical paper aiming to relate non-crimp fabric (NCF) compressive and inter-laminar shear (ILS) behaviours, to the composite's characteristics, from which manufacturing guideline…
Fabrication of 3D Woven Preforms and Composites with Integrated Fiber Optic Sensors
Extensive technical paper presenting the results of manufacturing three-dimensionally woven preforms and composites with integrated extrinsic Fabry-Perot interferometric (EFPI) fib…
Filament Wound Preforms for RTM
Technical paper describing a new method developed for creating a resin transfer molded (RTM) preform using the filament winding process, and applicable to the production of tubular…
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