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This volume covers all aspects of the production and properties of composite materials, including glass fibres, carbon fibres, organic fibres and ceramic fibres. This book should be of interest to materials scientists and engineers, mechanical engineers in both universities and industry interested in any aspect of composite materials.

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Author:   V.I. Kostikov
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1995 ed.
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   2.560kg
ISBN:  

9780412584404

ISBN 10:   0412584409
Pages:   694
Publication Date:   31 August 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Glass fibres.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Requirements of melts for glass fibre production.- 1.3 Methods of glass fibre production.- 1.4 Formation of refractory and special glass fibres.- 1.5 Equipment and materials for glass melting.- 1.6 Feeder systems of direct plants.- 1.7 Production of woven materials.- 1.8 Looms used for manufacturing glass fabrics.- 1.9 Production of non-woven materials.- 1.10 Properties of glass fibres.- 1.11 Adhesion properties.- 1.12 Basic grades of glass fibres.- 1.13 Dispersive fillers: glass and ceramic microspheres.- 1.14 Secondary processing of waste.- References.- 2 Carbon fibres.- 2.1 Types of carbon fibres.- 2.2 Production of carbon fibres.- 2.3 Carbon fibres based on polyacrylonitrile.- 2.4 Production of carbon fibres from rayon fibres.- 2.5 Carbon fibres based on isotropic pitches.- 2.6 Carbon fibres based on liquid crystalline pitches.- 2.7 Super-high-modulus super-high-strength carbon fibres.- 2.8 Surface treatment of carbon fibres.- 2.9 Application and economics of carbon fibres.- References.- 3 Organic fibres as fillers of composite materials.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Stiff-chain polymer fibres.- 3.3 Fibres from thermotropic aromatic polyesters and other polymers.- 3.4 Thermoresistant polymer fibres.- 3.5 Flexible-chain polymer fibres.- 3.6 Conclusions.- References.- 4 Inorganic filaments on a substrate: boron and silicon carbide fibres.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Structure, properties and strength characteristics.- 4.3 Nature of strength and ways to improve it.- 4.4 Physico-chemical basis of manufacture.- 4.5 Production.- 4.6 Some composite characteristics.- References.- 5 Inorganic silicon carbide, Tyranno and silicon nitride fibres without substrate.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Fibre properties.- 5.3 Physico-chemical basis of manufacture.- 5.4 Production.- 5.5 Some characteristics of composite materials.- References.- 6 Ceramic fibres.- 6.1 Alumina fibres.- 6.2 Fibres based on boron nitride.- 6.3 Basalt fibres and articles based on them.- References.- 7 Methods of testing fibres and reinforced plastics.- 7.1 Theory of monofilament testing methods and prediction of plastic properties from test results.- 7.2 Theory of methods for determination of fibre properties from microplastic test results.- 7.3 Theoretical basis of methods for determination of fibre properties from plastic property test results.- 7.4 Experimental methods.- 7.5 Holographic and finite-element study of reinforcing components with a matrix.- References.

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