Regulations to reduce emissions and make automobiles more energy-efficient require
supplemental sustainable development. Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRPs), especially those …

The automotive industry's use of structural composite materials began in the 1950s. Since
those early days, it has been demonstrated that composites are lightweight, fatigue resistant …

The primary use of fiber-reinforced composites in automobiles, with the exception of a few
specialized low volume vehicles, has been in semi-structural or decorative parts. Use of …

The automotive sector is undergoing a significant transformation to address critical
challenges affecting consumers and the climate. One of the most difficult tasks is reducing …

The acceleration of environmental pollution and global warming has resulted in increased
environmental awareness and regulations to reduce carbon emissions. As the automotive …

This chapter proposes to deliver a summary to the broad arena of manufacturing processes
of composites for aerospace application by explaining the principle of how to produce …

More and more companies manufacture reinforced composite products. To meet the market
need, researchers and industries are developing manufacturing methods without a …

Short fiber reinforced composites have proven their substantial potential for automotive
application and are state-of-art technology for volume production of non-structural vehicle …

The state of development of composite materials is quite unique in the scientific world with
simultaneous advances being made both in their usage and basic understanding. The …

There is increasing demand for reduction in weight of automobiles and aircrafts which drives
for increased in fuel efficiency and low CO 2 discharges in conformity with global …