Composite materials are formed when the combination of separate materials acquire new properties distinct from its components. They have a range of applications in fields such as mechanical and electrical engineering, food science and biomedicine and represent a fast-growing area of research. Composite Materials: Applications in Engineering, Biomedicine and Food Science provides an overview of current technologies and applications related to composite materials in these fields. Organized by discipline, the text encompasses a wide variety of composite materials, including polymer, ceramic, biomaterial, hydroxyapatite, nanofiber and green composites. Early chapters detail the enhanced mechanical, magnetic, dielectric properties of electrical and thermal conductive composite materials, which are essential in daily science. Subsequent chapters focus on filler or reinforcement materials, including carbon materials, hybrid materials and nanomaterials. Particular emphasis is placed on nanocomposite materials, as these have increasingly diverse field applications. Various manufacturing methods, such as the synthesis method and top-down/bottom-up manufacturing, are also discussed. Coverage of the recent progress, challenges and opportunities surrounding composite materials make this text a one-stop reference for engineers, scientists and researchers working in this exciting field.
This book deals with all aspects of advanced composite materials; what they are, where they are used, how they are made, their properties, how they are designed and analyzed, and how they perform in-service.
Presence of weak interfaces, fiber/matrix separation, and deflection of the crack. For a metal matrix composite the work of fracture is mostly the work done during plastic deformation of the matrix. The work of fracture is proportional ...
This volume focuses on quasilinear elliptic differential equations of degenerate type, evolution variational inequalities, and multidimensional hysteresis.
Over 6,000 definitions of terms used in both the scientific and engineering aspects of composite materials (in its broadest sense), from simple fibrous materials to the most advanced aerospace applications.
It also weighs the advantages and disadvantages of various processing methods. This book is suitable for materia
Composite Materials is a modern reference book, tutorial in style, covering functions of composites relating to applications in electronic packaging, thermal management, smart structures and other timely technologies rarely covered in ...
Engineers' Guide to Composite Materials
This edition has been greatly enlarged and updated to provide both scientists and engineers with a clear and comprehensive understanding of composite materials.
An appropriate division of the efforts just mentioned is helped by defining two areas of composite material behavior , micromechanics and macromechanics : Micromechanics – The study of composite material behavior wherein the interaction ...
Adaptation of manufactured composite structures for different engineering purposes requires input from several branches of science . In this introductory chapter , an overview is given of the types of composite that have been developed ...