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Composite materials : science and engineering / Krishan K. Chawla.

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This enlarged edition covers the latest in composite materials. It includes new chapters on fatigue and creep of composites, applications, and line drawings that emphasize the importance of processing, microstructure and properties in composite materials.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Chawla, Krishan Kumar, 1942- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]
Edition:Fouth edition.
Subjects:
Composite materials.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface to the Fourth Edition
  • Preface to the Third Edition
  • Preface to the Second Edition
  • Preface to the First Edition
  • Other Books by Krishan K. Chawla
  • Contents
  • About the Author
  • Part I
  • 1 Introduction
  • References
  • 2 Reinforcements
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.1.1 Flexibility
  • 2.1.2 Fiber Spinning Processes
  • 2.1.3 Stretching and Orientation
  • 2.2 Glass Fibers
  • 2.2.1 Fabrication
  • 2.2.2 Structure
  • 2.2.3 Properties and Applications
  • 2.3 Basalt Fibers
  • 2.4 Boron Fibers
  • 2.4.1 Fabrication
  • 2.4.2 Structure and Morphology
  • 2.4.2.1 Structure.
  • 2.4.2.2 Morphology
  • 2.4.3 Residual Stresses
  • 2.4.4 Fracture Characteristics
  • 2.4.5 Properties and Applications of Boron Fibers
  • 2.5 Carbon Fibers
  • 2.5.1 Processing
  • 2.5.1.1 Ex-PAN Carbon Fibers
  • 2.5.1.2 Ex-Cellulose Carbon Fibers
  • 2.5.1.3 Ex-Pitch Carbon Fibers
  • 2.5.2 Structural Changes Occurring During Processing
  • 2.5.3 Properties and Applications
  • 2.6 Organic Fibers
  • 2.6.1 Oriented Polyethylene Fibers
  • 2.6.1.1 Processing of Polyethylene Fibers
  • 2.6.1.2 Gel Spinning of Polyethylene Fiber
  • 2.6.1.3 Structure and Properties of Polyethylene Fiber
  • 2.6.2 Aramid Fibers.
  • 2.6.2.1 Processing of Aramid Fibers
  • 2.6.2.2 Structure of Aramid Fibers
  • 2.6.2.3 Properties and Applications of Aramid Fibers
  • 2.7 Ceramic Fibers
  • 2.7.1 Oxide Fibers
  • 2.7.2 Nonoxide Fibers
  • 2.7.2.1 Silicon Carbide Fibers
  • 2.7.2.2 Silicon Carbide Fibers by CVD
  • 2.7.2.3 Nonoxide Fibers Via Polymers
  • 2.7.2.4 Structure and Properties
  • 2.8 Whiskers
  • 2.8.1 Other Nonoxide Fibers
  • 2.8.2 Silicon Carbide in a Particulate Form
  • 2.8.2.1 Tungsten Carbide Particles
  • 2.9 Effect of High Temperature Exposure on the Strength of Ceramic Fibers
  • 2.10 Comparison of Fibers
  • References.
  • Suggested Reading
  • 3 Matrix Materials
  • 3.1 Polymers
  • 3.1.1 Glass Transition Temperature
  • 3.1.2 Thermoplastics and Thermosets
  • 3.1.3 Copolymers
  • 3.1.4 Molecular Weight
  • 3.1.5 Degree of Crystallinity
  • 3.1.6 Stress-Strain Behavior
  • 3.1.7 Thermal Expansion
  • 3.1.8 Fire Resistance or Flammability
  • 3.1.9 Common Polymeric Matrix Materials
  • 3.1.9.1 Common Thermoset Matrix Materials
  • 3.1.9.2 Common Thermoplastic Matrix Materials
  • 3.2 Metals
  • 3.2.1 Structure
  • 3.2.2 Conventional Strengthening Methods
  • 3.2.3 Properties of Metals
  • 3.2.4 Why Fiber Reinforcement of Metals?
  • 3.3 Ceramic Matrix Materials
  • 3.3.1 Bonding and Structure
  • 3.3.2 Effect of Flaws on Strength
  • 3.3.3 Common Ceramic Matrix Materials
  • References
  • Suggested Reading
  • 4 Interfaces
  • 4.1 Wettability
  • 4.1.1 Effect of Surface Roughness
  • 4.2 Crystallographic Nature of Interface
  • 4.3 Interactions at the Interface
  • 4.4 Types of Bonding at the Interface
  • 4.4.1 Mechanical Bonding
  • 4.4.2 Physical Bonding
  • 4.4.3 Chemical Bonding
  • 4.5 Optimum Interfacial Bond Strength
  • 4.5.1 Very Weak Interface or Fiber Bundle (No Matrix)
  • 4.5.2 Very Strong Interface.

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