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Author:   A. R Bunsell (Research Professor, Materials Centre, Ecole des Mines de Paris, France)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   1.800kg
ISBN:  

9780081012727

ISBN 10:   0081012721
Pages:   1052
Publication Date:   04 January 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction to the science of fibers 2. Testing and characterization of fibers Part One Animal fibres 3. Properties of wool 4. Physical, chemical, and tensile properties of cashmere, mohair, alpaca, and other rare animal fibers 5. Silk: fibers, films, and compositesdtypes, processing, structure, and mechanics 6. Engineering properties of spider silk Part Two Plant fibres 7. Tensile properties of cotton fibers: importance, research, and limitations 8. Tensile properties of flax fibers 9. Hemp, jute, banana, kenaf, ramie, sisal fibers Part Three Regenerated fibres 10. Regenerated cellulosic fibers 11. Structure and behavior of collagen fibers 12. The chemistry, manufacture, and tensile behavior of polyamide fibers 13. Tensile failure of polyester fibers 14. Tensile properties of polypropylene fibers 15. Polyacrylonitrile fibers 16. Tensile fatigue of thermoplastic fibers Part Four High performance reinforcing synthetic fibres 17. Liquid crystalline organic fibers and their mechanical behavior 18. The manufacture, properties, and applications of high-strength, high-modulus polyethylene fibers 19. The structure and properties of glass fibers 20. Basalt fibers 21. The properties of carbon fibers 22. Small-diameter silicon carbide fibers 23. Continuous oxide fibers 24. Fibers made by chemical vapor deposition

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The Handbook of Properties of Textile and Technical Fibres provides a thorough and authoritative overview of the properties of a wide range of natural and synthetic fibres. --Asian Dyer

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Dr Anthony Bunsell is Research Professor responsible for studies in the fields of fibre reinforcements and fibre composites at the Materials Centre of the Ecole des Mines de Paris. He is also Professor at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He has authored more than 250 papers in international scientific journals and has produced fifteen books on materials science, composites and fibres. He has received a number of rewards for his research and was the first person to be made life Fellow of the French Association for Composite Materials (AMAC) and is only one of very few recipients of the title World Fellow of the International Committee on Composite Materials.

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