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Natural Fibers - http://www.plasticstechnology.com/articles/199910fa1.html
Feature article about the importance natural fibers may acquire as a replacement for glass and other mineral fibers in the composite industry. From Plastics Technology. Author: Lilly Manolis Sherman. |
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What Are Composites? - http://www.compositesatlantic.com/index_whatcomp.html
Information pages about the history of composites and man-made fibers, and a detailed description of the composite reinforcement principles. From Composites Atlantic, Ltd. |
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Influence of Natural Fibers on the Phase Transitions in High-Density Polyethylene Composites - http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2003/tajvi03a.pdf
Technical paper about the dynamic mechanical analysis method employed to evaluate the performance of kenaf, newsprint, rice hulls and wood flour as source for fiber used in high-density polyethylene composites. Authors: Mehdi Tajvidi and others. |
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Combining Cellulose Fiber and Wollastonite Mineral Fibers into a Nylon-6 Matrix - http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2003/jacob03a.pdf
Technical paper about research aimed at developing a high purity cellulose/wollastonite pellet which can be accurately metered and fed into a laboratory scale twin-screw extruder and compounded with nylon-6 resing to create hybrid composites. Authors: R.E. Jacobson and D.F. Caulfield. |
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Opportunities for Valua-Added Biobased Composites - http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1992/rowel92b.pdf
Technical paper discussing the porential for the increased use of natural fibers in the composites industry by improving its properties and characteristics. Author: Roger M. Rowell. |
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An Overview of Composite Actuators with Piezoceramic Fiber - http://www.smart-material.com/media/Publications/27_wil.pdf
Technical paper discussing the manufacturing processes, intended applications and relative benefits of four different types of active fiber composite actuators. Authors: R. Brett Williams and Daniel J. Inman. |
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Injection-Molded Composites from Kenaf and Recycled Plastic - http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1998/chow98a.pdf
Technical paper reporting on a study of the commercial uses of kenaf fiber as fillers for composites with impact properties similar to wood-filled composites. Authors: Poo Chow and others. |
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Studies on Automatic Measurement Technology for Surface Braided Angle of Three Dimensional Braided Composite Preforms - http://www.waset.org/pwaset/v17/v17-4.pdf
Technical paper describing a novel measuring algorithm for three-dimensional braided composite materials, which relies on the gray scale information content of the images and their local wavelet transform modulus maxims. Author: Na Li. |
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Perspectives on the Performance of Natural Plant Fibres - http://www.ienica.net/fibresseminar/olesen.pdf
Review of the microscopic features, chemical composition and physical properties of the most important plant fibers used in technical textiles and nonwovens, and structural and non-structural composites. Authors: P.O. Olesen and D.V. Plackett. |
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Lyocell Fiber-Reinforced Cellulose Ester Composites - http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-091199-201727/
Master of Science thesis on seven separate PDF files, focusing on the manufacturing considerations and properties of cellulose ester composites, reinforced by lyocell fabrics and continuous fiber tow. Author: Indrajit Ghosh. |
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Renewable Materials for Automotive Applications - http://www.ienica.net/fibresseminar/schuh.pdf
Review of the growing use of natural plant fibers as insulating and damping materials, and as fillers and reinforcement in composites for the automotive industry. Author: Dr. Thomas G. Schuh. |
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Wood-Polymer Bonding in Extruded and Nonwoven Web Composite Panels - http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1991/krzys91a.pdf
Technical paper comparing the effectiveness of a maleated polypropylene (MAPP) as a coupling agent in extruded wood flour/polypropylene composites, and nonwoven web wood fiber/polypropylene composites. Authors: Andrzej M. Krzysik and others. |
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Steam Stabilisation of Aspen Fiberboards - http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2000/rowel00d.pdf
Technical paper describing the results of a preliminary study of the various techniques and mechanisms involved in steam stabilisation of resin impregnated wood fiber boards. Authors: Roger Rowell and others. |
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Mechanical Holding Power of Melt-Blend Boards Made from Recycled Plastic and Kenaf - http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1999/chow99b.pdf
Technical paper presenting the progress of an on-going research project to demonstrate the viability of using agricultural fibers and recycled plastics in producing thermoplastic composites. Authors: P. Chow and others. |
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Draping of Woven Composites over Irregular Surfaces - http://www-mech.eng.cam.ac.uk/ccm/research/mpfs/departabs2.pdf
Technical paper about research aimed at providing a basis for the development of a drape model, based on the properties of the woven fabric and the mold shape. Authors: S.B. Sharma and M.P.F. Sutcliffe. |
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Advancements in Braided Materials Technology - http://www.braider.com/MDpaper.pdf
Technical paper presenting an overview of the advancements in braided preform architectures and braiding machinery, identifying braiding as an attractive process for composite manufacturers. Authors: Mike Braley and Molly Dingeldein. |
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Injection Molding of Polypropylene Reinforced with Jute Fibers - http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1996/karma96a.pdf
Technical paper about the preparation of polypropylene (PP) and jute fibers for composites by an injection molding technique, and an analysis of the resulting properties. Authors: A.C. Karmaker and J.A. Youngquist. |
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Polypropylene Matrix Composites - http://www.fpchem.com/fap_5a-en.html
Scientific article on the improvements of the mechanical properties of polypropylene matric composite structures through the development of novel glass fiber sizing compositions. Author: Dr. Fabrizio Parodi. |
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Improving the Fundamental Properties of Lignin-Based Carbon Fiber for Transportation Applications - http://www.ornl.gov/~webworks/cppr/y2001/pres/120145.pdf
Technical paper reporting on the results of a study to improve the fundamental properties of lignin-based carbon fiber for composite components in the transportation industry. Authors: A.L. Compere and others. |
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Application of Nanotechnology for High Performance Textiles - http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/jtatm/volume4issue1/articles/Hinestroza/hinestroza_full_93_04.pdf
Technical paper summarizing recent developments in nanotechnology for composites, including specific techniques for the creation of nanosize structures within textile based composites, a review of nanosize fillers and their performance, and an introduction to a novel concept of textile surface coating. Authors: L. Qian and J.P. Hinestroza. |
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High-Performance Applications of Plant Fibres in Aerospace and Related Industries - http://www.ienica.net/fibresseminar/herrmann.pdf
Technicalpaper about the materials, manufacturing technologies and uses of fiber reinforced composites, focused on natural and near natural fibers. From the German Aerospace Center's Institute of Structural Mechanics. |
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The Limits of Design Potential in Plant fiber Products - http://www.ienica.net/fibresseminar/rowell.pdf
Technical review of the opportunities and limiting factors which exist in terms of design capabilities, in the application of plant fibers in composites. Author: Roger M. Rowell. |
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Thermoplastics Composites and Processing - http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-091199-201727/unrestricted/2INTRODUCTION.PDF
Technical paper about thermoplastic, fiber based composites properties, processing and applications. |
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Numerical Constitutive Models of Woven and Braided Textile Structural Composites - http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04252002-230652/unrestricted/Thesis_NC.pdf
Master of Science thesis about equivalent, 3D elastic moduli, determined from unit cell models of balanced plain weave, 2D braid, 2D triaxial braid, and 4x4 twill weave textile composite fabrics consisting of interlaced or intertwined yarns. Author; Nicolas Chretien. |
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Properties of Biocomposites Based on Ligno Cellulosic Fillers - http://www.biodeg.net/fichiers/Properties%20of%20biocomposites%20based%20on%20lignocellulosic%20fillers%20(Proof).pdf
Scientific paper analysing the thermal and mechanical behaviour of processed biocomposites, created by extrusion and injection molding a matrix of aromatic co-polyesters and ligno-cellulosic filler material. Authors: L. Averous and F. Le Digabel. |
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Numerical Determination of Mechanical Elastic Constants of Textile Composites - http://www.mech.northwestern.edu/ampl/papers_pdf/xqp_jc_asc2000.pdf
Technical paper presenting an approach using the homogenization and finite element method to predict the effective nonlinear elastic moduli of textile composites. Authors: X. Q. Peng and J. Cao. [PDF] |
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Self-Healing Polymer Composites: Mimicking Nature to Enhance Performance - http://www.aer.bris.ac.uk/research/fibres/sr_pics/BioinspBiomim.pdf
Technical paper, reviewing the various self-healing technologies currently being developed for fiber reinforced polymeric composite materials. Authors: R.S. Trask, H.R. Williams and I.P. Bond. |
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Meshless Method for Deflection Analysis of Polymeric Composites - http://www.iitg.ernet.in/iccms06/cd/pdf/a024.pdf
Technical paper presenting analytical and multiquadric radial basis function methods to analyse the mechanical behaviour of banana fibers reinforced low density polyethylene (LDPE) composites, determined in longitudinal, transverse and random directions. Authors: Sandeep Kumar and R.K. Misra. |
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Filament Wound Preforms for RTM - http://sacomposite.com/PDF/filament_wound.pdf
Technical paper describing a new method developed for creating a resin transfer molded (RTM) preform using the filament winding process, and applicable to the production of tubular composite products. Authors: D. DeWayne Howell and Frank E. Roundy. |
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Dielectric Analysis of the Breakup of Liquid Crystalline Polymer Fibers in a Thermoplastic Matrix - http://www.polymers.tudelft.nl/wubweb/PDF/MW21-Boersma-Macromol-30-2915-2922-1997.pdf
Technical paper discussing the use of dielectric spectroscopy as a means to study the morphology of thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer fibers in a polypropylene composite matrix. Authors: A. Boersma and others. |
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Mechanical Modeling of Glass and Carbon Epoxy Composites - http://www.civil.columbia.edu/em2002/proceedings/papers/234.pdf
Technical paper presenting a theoretical model to predict the response of laminated composites is developed. The micromechanical model simulates the mechanical response of a multi layer composite laminate under uniaxial, biaxial, and flexural loading modes. Author: Barzin Mobasher. |
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Properties of Fibre Extracted from Unretted Hemp and Fibre Performance in Composites - http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/crops/industrial/research/reports/Rdrep09.pdf
Research paper about the establishment of properties and performance characteristics in composites of fiber extracted from unretted hemp stems. Objectives, method, materials, results and conclusions. From the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Author: Dr. D. Murphy-Bokern. |
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Effect of Surface Treatment on Interfacial Strength between Bamboo Fiber and PP Resin - http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jsmea/47/4/561/_pdf
Technical paper exmining the interfacial shear strength between bamboo fiber bundles extracted by mechanical scratching and steam explosion, and maleic anhydride polypropylene for the effect on reinforcing properties in thermoplastic composites. Authors: Nguyen Huy Tung and others. |
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Interfacial Adhesion in Micro Composites - http://www.weizmann.ac.il/wagner/Andras/index.html
Master of Science thesis on the effect of transcrystalline interphases on the microscopic properties of semi-crystalline based composites. Extensive tables and figures. Author: Andras Gati. |
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Processing and Evaluation of Cotton Based Composites for Automotive and Other Applications - http://etd.utk.edu/2004/KamathManjeshwar.pdf
Master of Science thesis about the development of disposable nonwovens based fiber reinforced composites using cotton, kenaf, flax and biodegradable thermoplastic fibers. Author: Manjeshwar G. Kamath. |
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Next Step for Automotive Materials - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6X1J-4893M85-11&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=769268a61ec8f93f04ba4b7b9c56f0c8
Extensive article about the development of new composite materials for automotive uses, based on plant-derived substances. Author: George Marsh. |
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On-line Technique for Measuring Thickness of Three-Dimensional Braided Composite Material Preforms - http://www.autexrj.org/No4-2005/PDF/0162.pdf
Technical paper, presenting a novel automatic measuring system for determining the thickness of three-dimensional braided carbon and glass fiber composite preforms. Authors: Zhenkai Wan and Jialu Li. |
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Plant Fibers in Composite Materials - http://www.forestry.ubc.ca/burgess/bolton.html
From the University of British Columbia's forestry department. Extensive review of the technical challenges and opportunities of the use of plant fiber in industrial composites. Author: Dr. James Bolton. |
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The Potential of Flax Fibers as Reinforcement for Composite Materials - http://www.agrofibrecomposites.com/thesisBos.pdf
Doctor of Science thesis about the relations between the structure and mechanical properties of flax fiber, and their effects on the properties of different flax fiber reinforced composites. The potential of application in various polymers, and the environmental impact is also investigated. Author: Harriėtte Bos. |
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A Study of Nonwoven Composites - http://etd.utk.edu/2002/GaddamShaker.pdf
Master of Science degree thesis about a comparison of properties between bi-component PP/PE SM (spunbond/meltblown) and SMS (spunbond/meltblown/spunbond) nonwovens, and 100% PP spunbond nonwovens as reinforcement matrixes of composites. Author: Shaker Gaddam. PDF document. |