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Taylor & Francis Ltd Manufacturing Of Polymer Composites 1997 Edition by B. Tomas Astrom
The potential application areas for polymer composites are vast. While techniques and methodologies for composites design are relatively well established, the knowledge and understanding of post-design issues lag far behind. This leads to designs and eventually composites with disappointing properties and unnecessarily high cost, thus impeding a wider industrial acceptance of polymer composites. Manufacturing of Polymer Composites completely covers pre- and post-design issues. While the book enables students to become fully comfortable with composites as a possible materials choice, it also provides sufficient knowledge about manufacturing-related issues to permit them to avoid common pitfalls and unmanufacturable designs. The book is a fully comprehensive text covering all commercially significant materials and manufacturing techniques while at the same time discussing areas of research and development that are nearing commercial reality. INTRODUCTIONThe Evolution of MaterialsThe Composite ConceptDesign and ManufacturingMarketApplication ExamplesCONSTITUENT MATERIALSMatricesReinforcementsPreimpregnated ReinforcementCore MaterialsAdhesivesComposites Based on Inorganic MatricesSummaryPROPERTIESMatricesReinforcementsCore MaterialsSandwich ComponentsSummaryMANUFACTURING TECHNIQUESGeneric Manufacturing-Related IssuesThermostat-Matrix TechniquesThermoplastic-Matrix TechniquesManufacturing-Induced Component DefectsSummarySECONDARY PROCESSINGMachiningIoningSurface FinishingRepairSummaryQuality Control and CharacterizationConstituent Quality Control and CharacerizationComposite CharacterizationComposite Quality ControlIn-Service InspectionSummaryRECYCLINGIncentivesInfrastructureRecycling TechniquesMarket CommitmentGreen Thinking in DesignSummaryHEALTH AND SAFETYTerminologyRoutes of Exposure and Harmful EffectsProtective MeasuresConstituent MaterialsManufacturing TechniquesMachiningSummaryIndex