In conjunction with the pressing and rising needs to develop improved materials for modern
tastes and demands, developing metal-reinforced plastic composites is equally a key aspect …

Typical carbonaceous feedstocks, such as coal, asphalt, biomass, and resin polymers, serve
as precursors for the production of high-performance porous carbon materials due to their …

The composites industry is increasingly using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to
inform its materials development decisions. As a result, there is growing awareness that …

This research explores the exceptional capabilities of an improved proximity-based
molecular dynamics technique for modeling the crosslinking of thermoset polymers. The …

The carbon fiber/polymer matrix interphase region plays an important role in the behavior
and failure initiation of polymer matrix composites and accurate modeling techniques are …

A novel molecular dynamics (MD) simulation methodology to capture brittle fracture in epoxy-
based thermoset polymer under mechanical loading is presented. The ductile behavior of …

Three kinds of silica nanoparticles with different surface functional groups (amino groups,
epoxide groups, and alkyl chain groups) were prepared and used as fillers in the amine …

A comprehensive, point-information-to-continuum-level analysis framework is presented in
this paper to accurately characterize the behavior of carbon nanotube (CNT)-enhanced …

Nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) is a water-lubricated bearing material with excellent
vibrational absorption and impact resistance properties. However, its rapid wear under …

Green monopropellants based on hydroxylammonium nitrate (HAN) are a promising
alternative to hydrazine in space propulsion systems. In the present paper, thermal and …