Ebook: Polymer Composites, Volume 1: Macro- and Microcomposites

This first of three volumes, authored by leading researchers in the field from academia, government, industry, as well as private research institutions around the globe, focuses on macro and micro composites.

Clearly divided into three sections, the first offers an introduction to polymer composites, discussing the state of the art, new challenges, and opportunities of various polymer composite systems, as well as preparation and manufacturing techniques. The second part looks at macro systems, with an emphasis on fiber reinforced polymer composites, textile composites, and polymer hybrid composites. Likewise, the final section deals with micro systems, including micro particle reinforced polymer composites, the synthesis, surface modification and characterization of micro particulate fillers and flakes as well as filled polymer micro composites, plus applications and the recovery, recycling and life cycle analysis of synthetic polymeric composites.Content:
Chapter 1 Advances in Polymer Composites: Macro? and Microcomposites – State of the Art, New Challenges, and Opportunities (pages 1–16): Josmin P. Jose and Kuruvilla Joseph
Chapter 2 Shock and Impact Response of Glass Fiber?Reinforced Polymer Composites (pages 17–81): Vikas Prakash
Chapter 3 Interfaces in Macro? and Microcomposites (pages 83–109): Haeng?Ki Lee and Bong?Rae Kim
Chapter 4 Preparation and Manufacturing Techniques for Macro? and Microcomposites (pages 111–134): Tibor Czigany and Tamas Deak
Chapter 5 Carbon Fiber?Reinforced Polymer Composites: Preparation, Properties, and Applications (pages 135–183): Soo?Jin Park and Min?Kang Seo
Chapter 6 Glass Fiber?Reinforced Polymer Composites (pages 185–207): Sebastian Heimbs and Bjorn Van Den Broucke
Chapter 7 Kevlar Fiber?Reinforced Polymer Composites (pages 209–274): Chapal K. Das, Ganesh C. Nayak and Rathanasamy Rajasekar
Chapter 8 Polyester Fiber?Reinforced Polymer Composites (pages 275–291): Dionysis E. Mouzakis
Chapter 9 Nylon Fiber?Reinforced Polymer Composites (pages 293–314): Valerio Causin
Chapter 10 Polyolefin Fiber? and Tape?Reinforced Polymeric Composites (pages 315–337): Jozsef Karger?Kocsis and Tamas Barany
Chapter 11 Silica Fiber?Reinforced Polymer Composites (pages 339–362): Sudip Ray
Chapter 12 2D Textile Composite Reinforcement Mechanical Behavior (pages 363–392): Emmanuelle Vidal?salle and Philippe Boisse
Chapter 13 Three Dimensional Woven Fabric Composites (pages 393–433): Wen?Shyong Kuo
Chapter 14 Polymer Composites as Geotextiles (pages 435–468): Han?Yong Jeon
Chapter 15 Hybrid Textile Polymer Composites (pages 469–482): Palanisamy Sivasubramanian, Laly A. Pothan, M. Thiruchitrambalam and Sabu Thomas
Chapter 16 Characterization of Injection?Molded Parts with Carbon Black?Filled Polymers (pages 483–513): Volker Piotter, Jurgen Prokop and Xianping Liu
Chapter 17 Carbon Black?Filled Natural Rubber Composites: Physical Chemistry and Reinforcing Mechanism (pages 515–543): Atsushi Kato, Yuko Ikeda and Shinzo Kohjiya
Chapter 18 Silica?Filled Polymer Microcomposites (pages 545–574): Sudip Ray
Chapter 20 Magnetic Particle?Filled Polymer Microcomposites (pages 613–672): Natalie E. Kazantseva
Chapter 21 Mica?Reinforced Polymer Composites (pages 673–713): John Verbeek and Mark Christopher
Chapter 22 Viscoelastically Prestressed Polymeric Matrix Composites (pages 715–746): Kevin S. Fancey
Chapter 19 Metallic Particle?Filled Polymer Microcomposites (pages 575–612): Bertrand Garnier, Boudjemaa Agoudjil and Abderrahim Boudenne
Chapter 23 Applications of Macro? and Microfiller?Reinforced Polymer Composites (pages 747–790): Hajnalka Hargitai and Ilona Racz