Preparation Conditions of Carbon Fiber/Carbon Composite from Short Carbon Fiber

Flexural monitoring of carbon fiber/epoxy composite by acoustic emission

Carbon / epoxy composite is one of the most useful polymer matrix composites that has special properties such as high strength-to-weight ratio, high hardness, high corrosion resistance, Resistance to nuclear radiation has high consumption in different industries such as aerospace industry. Therefor monitoring of loading of this type of composite is important. In order to determine failure mecha...

Hybrid carbon fiber composite lattice truss structures

Low Cost Carbon Fiber Technology Development for Carbon Fiber Composite Applications

Maximum 200 words) The main goals of this research program at UTSI were: 1) to produce low cost carbon fibers and 2) to develop specific carbonbased material technologies to meet current and future high performance fiber-reinforced composite needs of FTA and other organizations. UTSI has been carrying out the relevant research programs since it received the carbon fiber spinning technologies an...

Evaluation of Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Glass/Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer Hybrid Composite

Polymer matrix composites used in different industrial applications due to their enhanced mechanical properties and lightweight. However, these materials are subjected to friction and wear situations in some industrial and automobile applications. Therefore, there is a need to investigate the wear properties of polymer matrix composite materials. This article emphasizes the dry abrasive wear be...

Engineering Sustainability of Mechanical Recycling of Carbon Fiber Composite Materials

The high demand for carbon composite in many industries results in an increase in the embodied energy footprint of carbon composites. Recycling technologies for carbon composites are being developed to reduce the embodied energy footprint of the material. The purpose of this research is to analyze and estimate the specific energy consumption from mechanical recycling method, specifically a ball...