Fundamentals of Composites Manufacturing, Second Edition: Materials, Methods and ApplicationsSociety of Manufacturing Engineers, 2008 - 620 pages Describes advances, key information, case studies, and examples that can broaden your knowledge of composites materials and manufacturing methods. This text deals with composites manufacturing methods, providing tips for getting the best results that weigh the required material properties against cost and production efficiency. An Instructor's Guide is also available. |
Contents
Matrices and their Properties | 85 |
Fillers Pigments Viscosity | 115 |
Chapter Overview | 159 |
Composites | 179 |
Laboratory Experiment | 307 |
Questions | 347 |
Chapter Overview | 407 |
Case Study 121 | 417 |
Open Molding of Engineering | 427 |
Sprayup Molding | 435 |
Vacuum Bagging | 453 |
Chapter Overview | 543 |
Damage Assessment | 579 |
Smart Structures | 599 |
Common terms and phrases
adhesive advantages aircraft applications aromatic atoms called carbon fibers carbon-carbon ceramic chapter chemical common composite materials composite structure Composites Manufacturing core material cost crack crosslinking curing cutting damage diacid discussed energy engineering epoxy resins fabric fiberglass filament winding fillers flexural gel coat glycol groups heat high-performance higher impact important improved increase injection laminate lay-up layers machine mandrel matrix composites matrix materials mechanical properties melting metal metal matrix composites method modulus molding compound molding process molecular weight molecules monomer phenolic plastics plies polyester thermosets polyimides polymer polymerization preform prepreg pressure problem pultrusion reactive reduced reinforcement resin infusion resistance result sample shape shear sheet shown in Figure silicone solvent spray-up stiffness stresses styrene surface temperature tensile strength thermal thermoplastic thermoplastic composites thermoset thickness tion tooling toughness typical UHMWPE unsaturated polyesters usually vacuum vinyl esters viscosity wet-out