Composite Materials : Processing, Applications, Characterizations

Composite materials are used as substitutions of metals/traditional materials in aerospace, automotive, civil, mechanical and other industries. The present book collects the current knowledge and recent developments in the characterization and application of composite materials. To this purpose the volume describes the outstanding properties of this class of advanced material which recommend it for various industrial applications. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Polymer-Based Composite Structures: Processing and Applications....Pages 1-36 Polymer-Based Composite Materials: Characterizations....Pages 37-77 Newly Developed Rubber Pressure Molding Technique for Fabrication of Composites....Pages 79-118 Functionally Graded Composites: Processing and Applications....Pages 119-168 Nano-/Microcomposites by Electrodeposition....Pages 169-198 Short Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polycarbonate Composites....Pages 199-221 Ionic Polymer Metal Composites....Pages 223-249 Nanocomposites Based on Carbon Nanomaterials and Electronically Nonconducting Polymers....Pages 251-280 Syntactic Foams for Multifunctional Applications....Pages 281-314 Advanced Carbon–Carbon Composites: Processing Properties and Applications....Pages 315-367 Metal Matrix Composites: Theory, Techniques, and Applications....Pages 369-411 Functionally Graded Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Composites with Gradation of Magnetic Properties....Pages 413-432 Mechanical, Electrical, and Tribological Properties of Copper–Graphite Composites....Pages 433-455 Current Advancements in Ceramic Matrix Composites....Pages 457-496 Advanced ZrO2-Based Ceramic Nanocomposites for Optical and Other Engineering Applications....Pages 497-570 xAgl-(1-x)MPO3 [M = Ag, Li) Superionic Composite Glasses and Their Current Issues....Pages 571-598 Carbon Nanotube-/Graphene-Reinforced Ceramic Composites....Pages 599-625 Bamboo Fiber-Based Polymer Composites....Pages 627-645 Superhydrophobic and Superoleophobic Surfaces in Composite Materials....Pages 647-686