The modern use of composite materials in manufacturing is not new, spanning several decades, going as far back as the early 1960s. And before that, the combination of fiber with a liquid matrix has ...

The growth in the use of lightweight composite materials in the automotive industry is subjected to meeting challenges such as sustainability. The first rel­evant applications of composite materials ...

Industrial transportation supplier Hutchinson (Paris, France) developed front and rear axles made from glass-reinforced composites for the Peugeot 208 FE, a hybrid electric concept car. The switch ...

Traditional carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite materials are neither recyclable nor repairable due to the thermoset polymers' permanently crosslinked network. Strong and durable like ...

Certain metal matrix composite systems allow designers to produce materials with tailored properties, such as a desired co-efficient of thermal expansion for electronics packaging. Other key factors ...

Reuse by means of a recycling step is possible, within certain limits, for thermoplastic-matrix composites. Generally, this recycling consists in the crushing of the parts followed by a mixing phase ...

The potential of Tepex, a line of continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite materials from Lanxess, for use in lightweight applications extends to the design of structural components in ...

Field tests in the last 2 years by TransCanada PipeLines Inc., Calgary, have shown the practicality of installing composite-reinforced line pipe (CRLP) as an alternative to newly developed but more ...

A hairline crack forms deep inside an aircraft wing, invisible to the naked eye but capable of growing into a catastrophic ...

Lightweight solution debuted on the 2020 Toyota Supra Composite reinforcement enables 10 percent mass reduction First application of composite space frame for automotive liftgate “Innovative ...