Woodhead Publishing Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites: Fabrication, Properties and Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering)

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites: Fabrication, Properties and Applications covers both current and emerging research trends in the development of multifunctional CFRTCs, as well as their fabrication, properties, and performance evaluation. The book also addresses significant issues and emerging challenges related to CFRTC manufacturing, including processing parameters, damage mechanisms, machining, recycling, and sustainability. Additionally, it covers molecular modeling, dynamic simulations, and 3D printing. It will be a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, manufacturers, and other professionals working in the development of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites and their related applications. Focuses on the fundamentals, processing, fabrication, characterization, and diverse applications of multifunctional carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites Includes coverage of the microstructural, mechanical, thermal, thermomechanical, electrical, electrothermal, superhydrophobic, and viscoelastic characteristics of CFRTCs Provides a thorough analysis of the impact of processing and manufacturing techniques on CFRTC fabrication, as well as molecular modeling, simulations, and machine-learning approaches Covers aerospace, automotive, sports equipment, medical devices, wind turbines, infrastructure, EMI shielding, energy storage, and fire-retardant applications