Download or read book Glass Reinforced Plastics written by Brian Parkyn and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glass Reinforced Plastics discusses several areas in the production of glass reinforced plastics. The 20 chapters of the book are organized into four parts — introduction, end uses, materials, and engineering design. The first part covers the historical background of glass reinforced plastics. Part II talks about the various application of glass reinforced plastics, such as in constructions, boat hulls, and chemical plants. Part III covers the materials, which include resin systems, reinforcement, and specifications. Part IV deals with the engineering design concerns, such as nature of composites, weathering, and fatigue. The text will be of great use to researchers and practitioners in the field of materials science.
Download or read book Reinforced Plastics Handbook written by Donald V Rosato and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-12-15 with total page 1113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this 3rd Edition of the Reinforced Plastics Handbook the authors have continued the approach of the late John Murphy, author of the first and second editions.The book provides a compendium of information on every aspect of materials, processes, designs and construction.Fiber-reinforced plastics are a class of materials in which the basic properties of plastics are given mechanical reinforcement by the addition of fibrous materials. The wide choice of plastics resin matrices and the correspondingly wide choice of reinforcing materials mean that the permutations are virtually unlimited. But the optimum properties of resin and reinforcement cannot be obtained unless there is an effective bond between the two, and this is the continuing objective of reinforced plastics production, design and processing. New 3rd edition of this comprehensive practical manual This is a 'bible' for all those involved in the reinforced plastics industry, whether manufacturers, specifiers, designers or end-users Has been completely revised and updated to reflect all the latest developments in the industry
Download or read book Fiberglass Reinforced Plastics written by Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff and published by William Andrew. This book was released on 1995-12-31 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been prepared as a reference on manufacturing techniques and applications of fiberglass reinforced plastics. It provides discussion of properties, concepts and is written for the potential user to summarize advantages in usage. The book contains nine chapters of discussion of relationships between polymers, reinforcements and uses, as well as a useful glossary of plastics and engineering terms. There is a wide interest in fiberglass reinforced plastics due to useful properties which meet a great many product and use requirements, as well as the relative ease with which such products can be fabricated. Fiberglass reinforced plastics find applications in transportation, marine, construction, electronics, recreation, aircraft, aerospace and numerous manufacturing industries. These plastics have virtually displaced wood in the marine industry, and applications replacing metals in other areas continue to grow. The user of this book will find practical and useful information for design, engineering, plant and maintenance. Presented is the technology and applications to serve the varied interests of readers in diverse industries.
Download or read book Design Data for Reinforced Plastics written by R.M. Mayer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the authors have assembled a systematic set of design parameters describing short and long term mechanical, thermal, electrical, fire and environmental performance, etc. for composites based primarily on continuous glass, aramid and carbon fibres in thermosetting and thermoplastic matrices.
Download or read book The Reinforced Plastics Handbook written by John Murphy and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1998 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new second edition of Reinforced Plastics Handbookhas been completely revised and updated to reflect changes, new techniques and components and provides new information including:-Thermosetting resins: polyesters, vinyl esters, high performance resins.-Reinforced thermoplastics: low warpage, hydrolysis-resistant grades, new forms of glass fibre, natural resins and fibres.-Major extensions on liquid crystal polymers, long fibre reinforced thermoplastics, polyurethanes and core materials.-Major additions to moulding/processing technology: latest developments in RTM, SCRIMP.-An enlarged chapter on design and applications to include extended data on sandwich constructions and polyureathane (reinforced reaction injection moulding).-The latest legislation including consumer safety (flame retardency, toxicity) and safety in the workplace (styrene emission control, solvents, low dust reduced allergy materials).
Download or read book Machinability of Fibre Reinforced Plastics written by J. Paulo Davim and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents polymer-based fibre reinforced composite materials and addresses the characteristics of these widely used materials like low density and coefficient of thermal expansion, specific strength with better fatigue resistance and modulus. The topics discussed are laser-based material machining, high-speed robotic end milling and LFRP modeling, including definitions, features, machine elements (system set-up) as well as experimental and theoretical investigations. These investigations include effects of input variables (tool rotation speed, feed rate and ultrasonic power) on cutting force, torque, cutting temperature, edge quality, surface roughness, burning of machined surface, tool wear, material removal rate, power consumption and feasible regions. Further a detailed literature review on drilling polymer composites with a focus on delamination is included. Aspects such as delamination mechanisms, fabrication methods, the type of drilling process adopted by various researchers, cutting parameters employed during drilling, mathematical delamination modelling, effect of thrust force, spindle speed, thermal loads, tool wear, surface roughness, tool geometry and tool materials on delamination and hole quality are summarized. In addition an approach of digital image processing in delamination assessment completes the approach. - Discusses Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics modern technologies for automated, highly productive and cost efficient processing. - Great value for final undergraduate engineering courses or as a topic on manufacturing with FRPs at the postgraduate level as well as a useful reference for academics, researchers, manufacturing, mechanical and materials engineers, professionals in machining of FRPs and related industries.
Download or read book Non Destructive Testing of Fibre Reinforced Plastics Composites written by J. Summerscales and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1990-09-30 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reinforced Plastics Handbook written by Donald V Rosato and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004 with total page 1120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction -- Reinforcements -- Plastics -- Compound constructions -- Fabricating processes -- Markets/Products -- Designs -- Engineering analysis -- Selecting plastic and process -- Summary -- Conversions.
Download or read book Reinforced Plastics Durability written by Geoffrey Pritchard and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1999-01-14 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reinforced plastics are becoming widely adopted for long-term structural use-in everything from buildings and bridges to boats and swimming pools. However, the lifetimes being sought are far greater than the whole history of reinforced plastics production! Reinforced Plastics Durability explores the strength and weathering characteristics which make the material ideal for numerous applications, but also alerting the user of wear and corrosion-with studies of the processes and mechanisms which cause the deterioration. Written especially for first-time users of reinforced plastics-engineers, designers, and managers alike-Reinforced Plastics Durability offers substantial introductory information with key concepts. Subsequent chapters examine the long-term threats to the integrity of reinforced plastics: outdoor weathering, solvent/water attack, high temperatures, and repetitive stress. To maximize durability, contributors to the book report on experience with specific applications over time; the possibility of repair; and use of computer techniques to predict durability. Despite mentioning many possible threats to durability, Reinforced Plastics Durability emphasizes the fact that reinforced plastics composites have performed very well in most of the application areas. Readers will be able to take advantage of that success-and to possibly take steps toward the next phase of refinements and improvements.
Download or read book Fatigue in Composites written by Bryan Harris and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2003-10-31 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of work on the fatigue behavior of composites dealing with the problems met with by materials scientists and designers in aerospace, automotive, marine, and structural engineering. Including a historical review, standards, micromechanical aspects, life-prediction methods for constant stress and variable stress, and fatigue in practical situations.
Download or read book Plastics Reinforcement and Industrial Applications written by T.R. Crompton and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When combined with reinforcing agents, plastics can be used for a number of high-temperature applications. Plastics Reinforcement and Industrial Applications provides a detailed discussion on plastics, polymers, and reinforcing agents (including organic and natural biomaterials). Focused specifically on improving the mechanical, thermal, and electr
Download or read book Design with Reinforced Plastics written by R.M. Mayer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design with Reinforced Plastics is a comprehensive, accessible guide to fundamental aspects of designing for world markets with this increasingly important range of materials. This unique publication takes full account of the design implications of the single European market, as well as the rapidly changing effects of consumer protection and environmental legislation.
Download or read book Composites A Profile of the World wide Reinforced Plastics Industry Markets and Suppliers to 2005 written by T. Starr and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1999-11-11 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the success of the second (1995) edition, this report takes a fresh perspective on the industry, reviewing changes and developments in industry structure, corporate strategies, market condition, technology and application trends. This profile is fully revised with market data with new forecasts to the year 2005. New and emerging technologies and applications are examined. For a PDF version of the report please call Tina Enright on +44 (0) 1865 843008 for price details.
Download or read book Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics written by Boris Abramovich Kiselev and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: Fibrous glass fillers Binders used in the glass plastic industry Method of manufacturing glass plastics and glass plastic articles Properties of fiberglass Primary areas for use of glass fibre reinforced plastics.
Download or read book Plastics for Aircraft Reinforced plastics written by Forest Products Laboratory (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Reinforced Plastics Handbook written by J. Murphy and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Reinforced Plastics is a complete and practical manual for specifying and selecting reinforced plastic products and services. The handbook covers all materials and classes of equipment currently available, with over 550 pages of editorial, illustrations and tables.
Download or read book Developments in Reinforced Plastics 5 written by G. Pritchard and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Any series with a title beginning Developments in. . . is obviously intended to report innovatory and novel ideas. The trouble with innovatory thinking is that it often seems too esoteric for practical people to bother with. Certainly, this book is not meant primarily to be a quick-reference manual for fabricators. Its purpose is rather to signal the kind of developments which almost certainly will impinge on the world of reinforced plastics in, say, four or five years' time. In this particular volume most of the authors have directly or indirectly addressed the practical problems of processing and fabrica tion with reinforced plastics. There has been no attempt to review the current state-of-the-art of producing fabricated articles in reinforced plastics by such techniques as filament winding or pultrusion because these subjects have already been well covered elsewhere. Nor have I even tried to provide a comprehensive survey of all that could be called new in this field. Instead, I have simply taken a number of important and somewhat underestimated topics, generally material orientated rather than machine-centred, and asked leading figures to summarise the scene. At the risk of appearing arbitrary let us consider the first chapter by Cattanach and Cogswell. They tell us how a new material has been produced which not only adds to the range of composites available, it makes possible new fabrication processes (at least, new to FRP). Consequently it should result ultimately in many new markets and products. The opportunities are lucidly and imagina tively set out.
