Composite Materials: Science and Engineering

Description

The fourth 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 science and mechanics of composites. In this edition of Composite Materials, revised and updated throughout, increasing use of composites in industry (especially aerospace and energy) and new developments in the field are highlighted. New material on the advances in non-conventional composites (which covers polymer, metal and ceramic matrix nanocomposites), self-healing composites, self-reinforced composites, biocomposites and laminates made of metals and polymer matrix composites is included. Examples of practical applications in various fields are provided throughout the book, with extensive references to the literature. The book is intended for use in graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses and as a reference for the practicing engineers and researchers in industry and academia. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxx Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 3-6 Reinforcements (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 7-74 Matrix Materials (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 75-105 Interfaces (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 107-136 Front Matter ....Pages 137-137 Polymer Matrix Composites (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 139-198 Metal Matrix Composites (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 199-249 Ceramic Matrix Composites (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 251-296 Carbon Fiber/Carbon Matrix Composites (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 297-311 Multifilamentary Superconducting Composites (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 313-338 Front Matter ....Pages 339-339 Micromechanics of Composites (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 341-390 Macromechanics of Composites (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 391-424 Monotonic Strength and Fracture (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 425-453 Fatigue and Creep (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 455-489 Designing with Composites (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 491-501 Nonconventional Composites (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 503-516 Repair and Recycling of Composites (Krishan K. Chawla)....Pages 517-528 Back Matter ....Pages 529-560