Lightweight Composites: Mechanics, Processing, Properties, and Applications provides practical information for all types of lightweight composites, including cutting-edge processing techniques and applications. It highlights the utilization of porosity in design and development of material systems in a unique and innovative way with strength and moduli property maps included throughout. The synthesis, mechanics, characterization, and testing of these materials are each covered at length, with particular attention paid to advanced manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing. Sandwich composites, lightweight nanocomposites, functionally-graded foams, syntactic foams, metal matrix composites, Al and Mg-based composites, and more are covered. Weight critical structural applications in aerospace, automobile, marine, electronics, sports, and biomedicine are also discussed,
1. Section 1: Introduction and constituent materials - p. xiv 2. 1. Introduction to lightweight composites - p. 3 3. 2. Conventional and advanced processing of lightweight composites and multifunctional materials - p. 37 4. 3. AI assisted mechanical and performance testing of lightweight composites - p. 69 5. 4. Material modeling and simulation approach for polymer composite - p. 95 6. Section 2: Polymer based lightweight Composites - p. 125 7. 5. Experimental investigation on vibration and static deflection of 3D printed functionally graded triply periodic minimal surface beams - p. 135 8. 6. Crashworthiness performance of lightweight composites - p. 149 9. 7. Thermomechanical properties of lightweight composites - p. 179 10. 8. Rubber-based lightweight nanocomposites: spectroscopic characterization - p. 207 11. 9. Failure of lightweight composites: a machine learning approach - p. 231 12. 10. Machinability studies of syntactic foams - p. 267 13. Section 3: Metal based lightweight composites - p. 292 14. 11. Lightweight magnesium-based nanocomposites: processing, properties, and applications - p. 299 15. 12. Tribological aspects of Al and Mg composites - p. 335 16. 13. Corrosion aspects of Al and Mg based composites - p. 363 17. 14. Lightweight foams for biomedical applications - p. 383 18. Section 4: Additive manufacturing of lightweight composites - p. 411 19. 15. 3D printing of lightweight core for sandwich composites - p. 423 20. 16. Recent progress on the tribological performance of additively manufactured aluminum composites - p. 451 21. Section 5: Applications - p. 470 22. 17. Application of lightweight composites in automotives - p. 481 23. 18. Applications of lightweight composites in marine sector - p. 507 24. 19. Lightweight ceramic for structural applications - p. 529 25. Index - p. 549
Lightweight Composites: Mechanics, Processing, Properties, and Applications provides practical information for all types of lightweight composites, including cutting-edge processing techniques and applications. It highlights the utilization of porosity in design and development of material systems in a unique and innovative way with strength and moduli property maps included throughout. The synthesis, mechanics, characterization, and testing of these materials are each covered at length, with particular attention paid to advanced manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing. Sandwich composites, lightweight nanocomposites, functionally-graded foams, syntactic foams, metal matrix composites, Al and Mg-based composites, and more are covered. Weight critical structural applications in aerospace, automobile, marine, electronics, sports, and biomedicine are also discussed,
1. Section 1: Introduction and constituent materials - p. xiv 2. 1. Introduction to lightweight composites - p. 3 3. 2. Conventional and advanced processing of lightweight composites and multifunctional materials - p. 37 4. 3. AI assisted mechanical and performance testing of lightweight composites - p. 69 5. 4. Material modeling and simulation approach for polymer composite - p. 95 6. Section 2: Polymer based lightweight Composites - p. 125 7. 5. Experimental investigation on vibration and static deflection of 3D printed functionally graded triply periodic minimal surface beams - p. 135 8. 6. Crashworthiness performance of lightweight composites - p. 149 9. 7. Thermomechanical properties of lightweight composites - p. 179 10. 8. Rubber-based lightweight nanocomposites: spectroscopic characterization - p. 207 11. 9. Failure of lightweight composites: a machine learning approach - p. 231 12. 10. Machinability studies of syntactic foams - p. 267 13. Section 3: Metal based lightweight composites - p. 292 14. 11. Lightweight magnesium-based nanocomposites: processing, properties, and applications - p. 299 15. 12. Tribological aspects of Al and Mg composites - p. 335 16. 13. Corrosion aspects of Al and Mg based composites - p. 363 17. 14. Lightweight foams for biomedical applications - p. 383 18. Section 4: Additive manufacturing of lightweight composites - p. 411 19. 15. 3D printing of lightweight core for sandwich composites - p. 423 20. 16. Recent progress on the tribological performance of additively manufactured aluminum composites - p. 451 21. Section 5: Applications - p. 470 22. 17. Application of lightweight composites in automotives - p. 481 23. 18. Applications of lightweight composites in marine sector - p. 507 24. 19. Lightweight ceramic for structural applications - p. 529 25. Index - p. 549
