Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites - Fabrication, Properties and Applications

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites: Fabrication, Properties and Applications covers both current and emerging research trends in the development of multifunctional CFRTCs, as well as their fabrication, properties, and performance evaluation. The book also addresses significant issues and emerging challenges related to CFRTC manufacturing, including processing parameters, damage mechanisms, machining, recycling, and sustainability. Additionally, it covers molecular modeling, dynamic simulations, and 3D printing. It will be a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, manufacturers, and other professionals working in the development of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites and their related applications.

List of contents

Part I: Constituents, Classifications and Unique Characteristics
1. Carbon Fibers: Classifications, Production, Processing, Modifications, and Unique Characteristics
2. Thermoplastics: Classifications, Production, Processing, Modifications and Properties

Part II: Manufacturing Techniques
3. Conventional Manufacturing Techniques of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites: Advantages and Disadvantages
4. Automated Manufacturing Techniques of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
5. 3D Printing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
6. Zero-Waste Approach for Manufacturing of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites: A Step Towards Circular Economy
7. Plasma Treated Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
8. Laser Induced Cohesive Bonding and Mechanical Strength Improvement of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
9. Processing Parameters, Damage Mechanisms, and Machining Challenges of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

Part III: Properties and Characterizations
10. Theoretical Modeling and Molecular Dynamic Simulations of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
11. Mechanical and Morphological Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
12. Thermal and Electrical Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
13. Viscoelastic and Thermomechanical Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
14. Superhydrophobic and Electrothermal Properties of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

Part IV: Applications
15. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for EMI Shielding Applications
16. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Energy Storage Applications
17. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Fire Retardant Applications
18. Applications of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Wind Turbine Applications
19. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Aerospace Applications
20. Applications of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites in Automotive Industry

Part V: Recycling and Sustainability
21. Life Cycle Analysis of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
22. Recycling Techniques, Sustainability and Environment Impact of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites

About the author

Dr. Md Zillur Rahman is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has worked with fiber-reinforced composite materials and nanomaterials for over ten years. His expertise includes mechanical properties and durability of fiber-reinforced composites, structural vibration and damping, bio-inspired design, and computational simulation.
Dr. Yasir Beeran Pottathara received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Physics from the University of Calicut (India). He received an M.Phil. in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (Physics) from the University of Kerala (India). In 2017, he earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the laboratory of IRDL-UMR, CNRS 6027, University of South Brittany, Lorient, France, under the supervision of Prof. Yves Grohens with a project on the Energy Storage performance of Cellulose-graphene composites. During his Ph.D., he was awarded the Erasmus Mundus Fellowship in the 2013-2540/001-001-EMA2. Dr. Yasir did his postdoctoral research at the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India, and served as a Visiting Scientist at the Institute for Infrastructure Engineering and Sustainable Management, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Shah Alam, Malaysia (2018-2019). From 2019 to 2022, Dr. Yasir worked on an independent research project funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Republic of Slovenia, through Early Research Careers 2.1 (contract No. C3330-19-952036-2019-2022) with a total funding of 171.684,00 euros for the development of a module for 3D printing of bio-based complex structures. He has published over 30 publications, including original research articles, reviews, and book chapters. Dr. Yasir is a Scientific Associate at the University of Maribor and Rudolfovo-Science and Technology Center Novomesto in SloveniaKalim Deshmukh is a senior researcher at the New Technologies-Research Centre, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic. He has over 20 years of research experience working with a wide variety of polymers and nanomaterials, including metal oxide nanoparticles and two-dimensional (2D) materials like graphene and MXenes. His research interest is mainly focused on the synthesis, characterization, and investigations of the structure–property relationship of polymer nanocomposites and nanohybrids reinforced with different nanofillers, including various metal oxides, carbon allotropes, and novel 2D materials for energy storage and conversion, energy harvesting, electromagnetic interference shielding, gas sensing, and biomedical applications.

Product details

• Assisted by: Yasir Beeran Pottathara (Editor), Kalim Deshmukh (Editor), Md Zillur Rahman (Editor)
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.08.2026
• EAN: 9780443403644
• ISBN: 978-0-443-40364-4
• Series: Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics; Materials science, Textiles and fibres, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Materials Science / General, Engineering applications of polymers and composites, Plastics & polymers technology