Science and Engineering of Short Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites
- 1st Edition - July 6, 2009
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Authors: Shao-yun Fu, Bernd Lauke, Y.-W. Mai
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 8 4 5 6 9 - 2 6 9 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 8 4 5 6 9 - 6 4 9 - 8
When fibres in a composite are discontinuous and are shorter than a few millimetres, the composite is called a ‘short fibre reinforced composite (SFRP)’. SFRPs have found extensive… Read more
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Request a sales quoteWhen fibres in a composite are discontinuous and are shorter than a few millimetres, the composite is called a ‘short fibre reinforced composite (SFRP)’. SFRPs have found extensive applications in automobiles, business machines, durable consumer items, sporting goods and electrical industries owing to their low cost, easy processing and superior mechanical properties over the parent polymers. The book summarises recent developments in this area, focusing on the fundamental mechanisms that govern the mechanical properties including strength, modulus, fracture toughness and thermal properties of SFRP materials.
This book covers the following topics: extrusion compounding and injection moulding, major factors affecting mechanical performance, stress transfer, strength, elastic modulus flexural modulus, thermal conductivity and expansion, non-linear stress-strain behaviour and fracture mechanics of short fibre reinforced polymers.
With its distinguished team of authors, Science and engineering of short fibre reinforced polymer composites is a standard reference for anyone involved in the development, manufacture and use of SFRPs. It will also provide an in-depth understanding of the behaviour of these versatile materials.
This book covers the following topics: extrusion compounding and injection moulding, major factors affecting mechanical performance, stress transfer, strength, elastic modulus flexural modulus, thermal conductivity and expansion, non-linear stress-strain behaviour and fracture mechanics of short fibre reinforced polymers.
With its distinguished team of authors, Science and engineering of short fibre reinforced polymer composites is a standard reference for anyone involved in the development, manufacture and use of SFRPs. It will also provide an in-depth understanding of the behaviour of these versatile materials.
- Reviews the mechanical properties and functions of short fibre reinforced polymer composites (SFRP)
- Examines recent developments in the fundamental mechanisms of SFRP's
- Assesses major factors affecting mechanical performance such as stress transfer and strength
Anyone involved in the development, manufacture, and use of SFRPs
Introduction to short fibre reinforced polymer composites; Extrusion compounding and injection moulding; Major factors on performance of short fibre reinforced polymers; Stress transfer in short fibre reinforced polymers; Strength of short fibre reinforced polymers; Elastic modulus of short fibre reinforced polymers; Flexural modulus of short fibre reinforced polymers; Thermal conductivity and expansion of short fibre reinforced polymer composites; Non-linear stress-strain behaviour; Fracture mechanics.
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 6, 2009
- No. of pages (eBook): 364
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9781845692698
- eBook ISBN: 9781845696498
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Shao-yun Fu
Professor Shao-Yun Fu is Division Head, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Affiliations and expertise
Chinese Academy of Sciences, ChinaBL
Bernd Lauke
Dr Bernd Lauke is Group Leader, Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Affiliations and expertise
Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research, GermanyYM
Y.-W. Mai
Dr Yiu-Wing Mai is Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sydney, Australia
Affiliations and expertise
University Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sydney, AustraliaRead Science and Engineering of Short Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites on ScienceDirect