Composite Materials Science and Engineering /

• Main Author: Chawla, Krishan K. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Edition: Third Edition.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Polymers.; Mechanical engineering.; Engineering design.; Civil engineering.; Ceramics.; Glass.; Composites (Materials).; Composite materials.; Materials Science.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials.; Engineering Design.; Polymer Sciences.; Mechanical Engineering.; Civil Engineering.

This updated third edition of Krishan Chawla’s widely used textbook, Composite Materials, offers integrated and completely up-to-date coverage of composite materials. The book focuses on the triad of processing, structure, and properties, while providing a well-balanced treatment of the materials sc...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Reinforcements
• 3. Matrix Materials
• 4. Interfaces
• 5. Polymer Matrix Composites
• 6. Metal Matrix Composites
• 7. Ceramic Matrix Composites
• 8. Carbon Fiber/Carbon Matrix Composites
• 9. Multifilamentary Superconducting Composites
• 10. Micromechanics of Composites
• 11. Macromechanics of Composites
• 12. Monotonic Strength and Fracture
• 13. Fatigue and Creep
• 14. Designing with Composites
• 15. Non-Conventional Composites.