Carbon fibres are widely used in modern industrial applications as they are high-strength,
light in weight and more reliable than other materials. The increase in the usage of carbon …

Carbon and glass-fiber reinforced thermoplastic polymer (CFRTP/GFRTP) composites
gained widespread application in industrial circles. To provide a clearer view concerning the …

High performance composite materials, such as Carbon–Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP)
composites, are being increasingly used in aerospace industry, such as fuselage primary …

Thermoplastic differs in crystallinity depending on the manufacturing conditions such as
temperature and cooling rate, which affect the mechanical properties of the thermoplastic …

Novel high-temperature thermoplastic polymers offer potential advantages over thermoset
ones and represent a promising alternative in advanced composite applications. This work …

Fiber-matrix interaction at the interphase is one very important property that is of great
concern to all polymer scientists involved in polymer composites. Many of the failures can be …

An experimental study has been conducted to investigate changes in the mechanical
behavior of carbon woven ply PPS laminates, obtained from thermo-compression, for …

Additive manufacturing (AM) is evolving from rapid prototyping to production of structural
components. The widespread application of AM demands a high level of mechanical …

This work aims at determining whether thermoplastic-based composites can be used in
secondary aircraft structures to replace thermosetting-based composites or not. In order to …

As the interest in short-fiber reinforced polymer (SFRP) composites manufactured by
injection molding increases, predicting the failure of SFRP structures becomes important …