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The book focuses on manufacturing processes for PMCs and describes analytical and experimental methods used for understanding process conditions. It covers fibers, thermosetting and thermoplastic polymers and interface characteristics. It emphasizes applications, quality inspection, tooling, manufacturing costs and environmental and safety issues.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Fiber Architecture
Chapter 3 Matrix Materials
Chapter 4 Processing Fundamentals
Chapter 5 Bag Molding Process
Chapter 6 Compression Molding
Chapter 7 Liquid Composite Molding
Chapter 8 Filament Winding
Chapter 9 Pultrusion
Chapter 10 Forming of Thermoplastic Matrix Composites
Chapter 11 Joining and Repair
Appendix: Health and Safety Issues
About the author
Prof. P.K. Mallick is the William E. Stirton Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology. His research focuses on polymers and composites, lightweight automotive materials, joining, and materials processing. Prof. Mallick has authored several books, including Fiber-Reinforced Composites: Materials, Manufacturing, and Design, 3rd Edition (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis). He is a Life Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the American Society for Composites.
Summary
The book focuses on manufacturing processes for PMCs and describes analytical and experimental methods used for understanding process conditions. It covers fibers, thermosetting and thermoplastic polymers and interface characteristics. It emphasizes applications, quality inspection, tooling, manufacturing costs and environmental and safety issues.
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"This book serves as a general introduction to students and researchers just entering the field and to scholars from other subfields seeking from basic to applicable information."
—Masami Okamoto, Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Japan
"I appreciate the focus on processing of polymer matrix composites. I think processing of materials in general has been somewhat neglected. Processing is really the key. Chapters 4 through 10 focus on a variety of processing techniques for polymer matrix composites. That would be my major attraction."
—K. K. Chawla, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
