Fiber-Reinforced Nanocomposites: Fundamentals and Applications

Fiber-reinforced Nanocomposites: Fundamentals and Applications explores the fundamental concepts and emerging applications of fiber-reinforced nanocomposites in the automobile, aerospace, transportation, construction, sporting goods, optics, electronics, acoustics and environmental sector. In addition, the book provides a detailed overview of the properties of fiber-reinforced nanocomposites, including discussion on embedding these high-strength fibers in matrices. Due to the mismatch in structure, density, strain and thermal expansion coefficients between matrix and fibers, their thermo-mechanical properties strongly depend not only on the preparative methods, but also on the interaction between reinforcing phase and matrix phase.

This book offers a concise overview of these advances and how they are leading to the creation of stronger, more durable classes of nanocomposite materials.

Explores the interaction between fiber, nanoreinforcers and matrices at the nanoscaleShows how the properties of fiber-enforced nanocomposites are ideal for use for a variety of consumer productsOutlines the major challenges to creating fiber-reinforced nanocomposites effectively

PART 1: BASIC PRINCIPLES 1. Fiber-reinforced nanocomposites: an introduction 2. Preparative methods 3. Characterization methods 4. Effect of nanomaterials on the interaction between fiber and matrix 5. Effect of nano-fibers on the structure and properties of composites 6. Mathematical modelling and simulation of interfaces between fiber and its matrix

PART 2: MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES 7. Fiber-reinforced polymer-matrix nanocomposites 8. Fiber-reinforced metal-matrix nanocomposites 9. Fiber-reinforced ceramic-matrix nanocomposites 10. Carbon-carbon nanocomposites 11. Fiber-reinforced nanoconcretes

PART 3: APPLICATIONS 12. Automobile industry 13. Aerospace industry 14. Transportation industry 15. Construction 16. Sporting goods 17. Biomedical applications 18. Future scope