Discontinuous Fiber Composites

• Main Author: Tim A. Osswald (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Chemistry; fiber attrition; compression molding; fiber density distributions; micro computed tomography; chopped fibers; discontinuous fibers; fiber orientation distributions; sheet molding compound (SMC); fiber length distributions; compounding; short fiber reinforced thermoplastics (SFT); long fiber reinforced thermoplastics (LFT); bulk Molding Compound (BMC); injection molding
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Discontinuous fiber-reinforced polymers have gained importance in the transportation industries due to their outstanding material properties, lower manufacturing costs and superior lightweight characteristics. One of the most attractive attributes of discontinuous fiber reinforced composites is the...