Advanced Thermoplastic Polymers and Composites

• Other Authors: Bhudolia, Somen K. (Editor), Joshi, Sunil Chandrakant (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; Materials science; thermoplastic composites; automated tape placement; fibre misalignment; voids; CT scan; circular distribution; textured surface; scratch; scratch resistance; thermoplastic polymer; finite element modelling; antimicrobial; metallic ions; ligand; copper nanoparticles; polypropylene; thermoplastic resin; process modeling; filament winding; automated fiber placement; EWF; polymer-layered silicates; oMMT; clay minerals; mechanical properties; nanocomposite; physio-thermo-mechanical properties; polyurethane; polymers; bio-applications; energetic binder; block copolyurethane; sensitivity; mechanical property; thermal behavior; bone scaffold; recycled bone powder; chitosan; PLA; PCL; antibacterial activity; aircraft cabin interior panels; optimal curing of prepregs; foams; non-structural composite panels; thermoplastic starch; nanocomposites; biopolymers; properties; packaging; nanofiller; vacuum forming; thermoplastic face sheets; polyphenylene sulfone; cardo fragments; IR spectroscopy; heat resistance; thermostability; FDM; oil palm fiber; ABS; rheology; 4D printing; material programming; digital fabrication; shape-memory polymers; PPS; carbon nanotubes; thermal analysis; electrical properties; rheological properties; resin transfer molding; non-crimp fabrics; consolidation; ultra-high molecular weight component; rheological property; crystallization behavior; polyimide foam; rigid closed-cell foam; high temperature; benzimidazole; polyamide 12; carbon nanofiller; carbon nanotube; graphene nanoplatelet; 3D printing; thermal conductivity; compound; fluorinated aromatic polyimide; low dielectric loss; molecular chain orientation; molecular dynamics simulation; long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic; fiber length; fiber orientation; injection molding; hollow composite tubes; bending; failure mechanisms; in situ consolidation; void content; processing parameters; thermosetting resins; thermoplastics; co-bonding; interphase; diffusion; adhesion; phosphorescent composites; compatibilizer; thermal and mechanical; composite; thermoplastic; thermoforming; simulation; Taguchi; DOE; oil palm fiber composites; 3D composites; thermoset; off-axis flexure behaviour; on-axis flexure behaviour; hybrid fibers; hybrid composites; vacuum assisted resin infusion (VARI); fracture toughness; fractography; reinforcements; thermal properties; biobased polymer composites; polymer modification; PBAT; starch; microcrystalline cellulose; biodegradable; polyethylene glycol; poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate); supercritical CO2; foam; thermoplastic matrix composites; impregnation processes; manufacturing; fiber reinforced; processing; retrogradation; extrusion; co-plasticization; isosorbide
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In the last decade, design and material innovations for manufacturing composites have reached new heights. Thermoplastic polymers and their composites have become the most in-demand materials in recent times as they provide numerous advantages over thermoset composites. Thermoplastic polymers have a...