Understanding the diverse types of adhesives is crucial for effectively joining composite materials in various industries. This introduction provides insight into four primary adhesive categories: epoxy, polyimide, bismaleimide, and…
Interlaminar stresses appears due to load transfer between adjacent layers in composite materials laminate. The interlaminar shear strength is a measure of the strength of the bond that exists…
Impact behaviour of composite materials is a sudden application of an impulsive force, to a specific part of material or part of the structure. Although the results of an…
What is Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM)? Resin transfer moulding (RTM) consist in a closed mould process. It is needed a male and female mould. The process of RTM consists…
Fibres play the most important role as the primary components in fibre-reinforced composite materials. They constitute the predominant volume fraction within a composite laminate and bear the majority of…
Bulk molding compound, or BMC, is a fibre reinforced thermoset molding compound that can be moulded without reaction byproducts under only enough pressure to flow and compact the material.…
Reinforcements have to carry the load applied to the composite material. Depending on the following factors, the reinforcement would contribute more or less to the composite material mechanical properties.
Composite materials have matrix (or resins) which is a polymer that has the function to bond all the fibers together.
Sandwich construction in composite materials is used to obtain a high specific bending stiffness in comparison to monolithic laminate.
To obtain the mechanical properties of composite materials, due to its anisotropic properties, it is necessary to use the rule of mixtures.