| 1. | Plant Fibers in Composite Materials | | | From the University of British Columbia's forestry department. Extensive review of the technical challenges and opportunities of the use of plant fiber in industrial composites. Author: Dr. James Bolton.
www.forestry.ubc.ca |
| 2. | Interfacial Adhesion in Micro Composites | | | Master of Science thesis on the effect of transcrystalline interphases on the microscopic properties of semi-crystalline based composites. Extensive tables and figures. Author: Andras Gati.
www.weizmann.ac.il |
| 3. | Composite Materials | | | Short article on the different reinforcement structures in the composite industry, and descriptions of the most common polymeric and inorganic fibers in use. From the New Textiles magazine.
www.technica.net |
| 4. | Polypropylene Matrix Composites | | | Scientific article on the improvements of the mechanical properties of polypropylene matric composite structures through the development of novel glass fiber sizing compositions. Author: Dr. Fabrizio Parodi.
www.fpchem.com |
| 5. | Strain Gage Measurements of Plastics and Composites | | | In-depth treaty on the origin, current application and possible improvements in the strain gage measurement calculations for plastics and composite materials. From The Measurement Group web site. PDF document.
www.davidson.com.au |
| 7. | What Are Composites? | | | Information pages about the history of composites and man-made fibers, and a detailed description of the composite reinforcement principles. From Composites Atlantic, Ltd.
www.compositesatlantic.com |
| 8. | Natural Fibers | | | Feature article about the importance natural fibers may acquire as a replacement for glass and other mineral fibers in the composite industry. From Plastics Technology. Author: Lilly Manolis Sherman.
www.plasticstechnology.com |
| 9. | A Study of Nonwoven Composites | | | Master of Science degree thesis about a comparison of properties between bi-component PP/PE SM (spunbond/meltblown) and SMS (spunbond/meltblown/spunbond) nonwovens, and 100% PP spunbond nonwovens as reinforcement matrixes of composites. Author: Shaker Gaddam. PDF document.
etd.utk.edu |
| 12. | Natural Fibre Composites From Upholstery to Structural Components | | | Project of the Centre of Lightweight Structures in the Dutch TNO Institute, dealing with the development of natural fiber reinforced composite materials. Descriptions of the history, properties and applications of natural fibers, and a review of the processing techniques and potential of natural fiber composites.
www.clc.tno.nl |
| 15. | Renewable Materials for Automotive Applications | | | Review of the growing use of natural plant fibers as insulating and damping materials, and as fillers and reinforcement in composites for the automotive industry. Author: Dr. Thomas G. Schuh. PDF document.
www.ienica.net |
| 16. | Perspectives on the Performance of Natural Plant Fibres | | | Review of the microscopic features, chemical composition and physical properties of the most important plant fibers used in technical textiles and nonwovens, and structural and non-structural composites. Authors: P.O. Olesen and D.V. Plackett. PDF document.
www.ienica.net |
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