Lightweight yet strong and resistant to corrosion and weathering, carbon fiber–reinforced polymers (CFRPs) are used in aircraft, shipping containers, natural gas storage tanks, wind turbine ...

Advanced Ceramic Fibers demonstrates ultra-high temperature ceramic matrix composites using SiC and other metallic carbides.

Deconstructing epoxy resins with hot acetic acid has the potential to provide a scalable and affordable solution for ...

Composites Part B Engineering (2023). [2] A modified conductive network used to characterize the conductivity of carbon fibre reinforced polymers in eddy current testing. Composite Structures (2023).

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed an innovative new technique using carbon nanofibers to enhance binding in carbon fiber and other ...

Carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) are widely used materials with outstanding mechanical properties. The wettability between the polymer matrix and carbon fiber in the interphase region ...

The temperature response of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) embedded in carbon fiber reinforce polymers (CFRPs) is investigated in this paper. To provide strain-free temperature measurements, two pieces ...

Discover how natural fiber composites like flax are driving sustainability in automotive production, cutting CO2, and boosting efficiency.

The final goal of the project is to develop epoxy nanocomposite systems which will meet the requirements to be utilized as a matrix, in carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) wind turbine blades with ...

Fiber-reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites have emerged as a revolutionary class of structural materials in civil engineering due to their high specific strength, lightweight nature, excellent ...

Porsche’s advanced and unprecedented carbon wheel is composed two components. The wheel’s carbon-fiber fabric center was assembled using more than 200 individual components.

This Research Topic of Frontiers in Materials is devoted to develop design, test, and modeling approaches for composites vehicle structures reinforced by high-performance fibers like carbon, glass, ...