Thermoplastic Aromatic Polymer Composites

A Study of the Structure, Processing and Properties of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polyetheretherketone and Related Materials

Frederic Neil Cogswell

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN: 9780750610865
• eBook ISBN: 9781483164762
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Engineering General
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Thermoplastic Aromatic Polymer Composites: A Study of the Structure, Processing and Properties of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polyetheretherketone and Related Materials deals with the field of thermoplastic composite materials through a study of carbon fiber reinforced polyetheretherketone. The book is composed of twelve chapters. The first four chapters are an introduction and basic learning of thermoplastic composite materials. These chapters include discussions on the components of thermoplastics, product forms, and the microstructure of aromatic polymer composites. The processing and manufacturing technology, including the fundamental operations, control, and the wide implications of manufacturing the composite material, are analyzed. The service performance structure of three interactions, namely, material, design, and processing, are illustrated. The strength of thermoplastic composites is then considered through an analysis of both shear and extensions with elastic modulus, but in the case of material strength, the differences between tension and compression properties should be taken into account. The book also notes that the durability, temperature sensitivity, and environmental resistance should likewise be regarded for a structural composite to have practical value and satisfactory performance. Lastly, the text explains that the numerous applications of thermoplastic structural composites, such as in medicine, aviation, marine and space technology, automotive, and industrial machinery, are all important and a rigorous evaluation is therefore necessary. The book finally suggests that the research into the future developments in the thermoplastic structural composites and the trend toward new design strategies and processing technology are important in optimizing the composite's great potential. Industrial researchers in the field of chemistry and polymer composites, students, and academicians interested in the design and application of polymer composites will find this book relevant.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Thermoplastic Aromatic Polymer Composites: A Study of the Structure, Processing and Properties of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polyetheretherketone and Related Materials
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Chapter 1. An introduction to thermoplastic composite materials
• Chapter 2. Components of a thermoplastic structural composite
• Chapter 3. Product forms
• Chapter 4. The microstructure of Aromatic Polymer Composites
• Chapter 5. Processing science and manufacturing technology
• Chapter 6. Dimensional stability
• Chapter 7. The strength of thermoplastic composites
• Chapter 8. Durability
• Chapter 9. Temperature sensitivity
• Chapter 10. Environmental resistance
• Chapter 11. The applications of thermoplastic structural composites
• Chapter 12. Future developments inthermoplastic structural composites
• Appendix 1: Description of laminates
• Appendix 2: The importance of shear properties in the matrix
• Appendix 3: Mixtures of rods and coils
• Appendix 4: The description of molecular weight and its significance
• Appendix 5: Estimation of effective chain diameter
• Appendix 6: Radius of gyration of a molecule
• Appendix 7: Some issues in solution impregnation
• Appendix 8: Thermophysical properties of carbon fibre reinforced polyetheretherketone containing 61% by volume of high strength carbon fibre
• Appendix 9: Flow mechanisms in discontinuous aligned product forms and in crimped fibre systems
• Appendix 10: A comparison of axial and transverse intraply shear viscosities for thermoplastic composites
• Appendix 11: Transverse squeezing flow
• Appendix 12: Platen pressing of carbon fibre/PEEK laminates
• Appendix 13: Bagging materials for thermoplastic composites
• Appendix 14: Thermal expansion transverse to the fibre direction
• Appendix 15: Influence of resin-rich interlayers on shear compliance
• Appendix 16: Stiffness characteristics of carbon fibre/PEEK composites–a review
• Appendix 17: Strengths of carbon fibre/PEEK laminates
• Appendix 18: Fracture toughness data on carbon fibre/PEEK composites at 23ºC
• Subject Index
• Author Index