07611nam 2202113z- 450 991074328260332120230911(CKB)5690000000228481(oapen)doab113904(EXLCZ)99569000000022848120230920c2023uuuu -u- -engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAdvanced Thermoplastic Polymers and CompositesMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20231 online resource (622 p.)3-0365-8058-1 In the last decade, design and material innovations for manufacturing composites have reached new heights. Thermoplastic polymers and their composites have become the most in-demand materials in recent times as they provide numerous advantages over thermoset composites. Thermoplastic polymers have a high damage tolerance, high impact resistance, recyclability, formability, weldability, repairability, and cost-effectiveness compared with thermoset composites. Thermoplastic polymers and composites are widely used in automotive, aerospace, electrical and electronics, industrial, and medical applications. Thermoplastic composites are estimated to grow from USD 28.0 billion in 2019 to USD 36.0 billion by 2024. High-performance thermoplastic materials are used in conjunction with a multitude of manufacturing processes like injection moulding, thermoforming, prepreg, liquid injection processes, automated tape placement, filament winding, pultrusion, additive manufacturing, and other processes. The material limits, design, and assembly requirements, as well as the processing constraints, are significantly important for the realisation of novel product development using a manufacturing process by simultaneously optimising reliability, safety, and other performance-related issues. The current thermoplastic material systems and manufacturing techniques still have plenty of room for optimisation and advancement. This reprint presents the latest scientific and technical advances in thermoplastic materials and their composites, processing, characterisation, product development, and manufacturing process parameter optimisations.History of engineering and technologybicsscMaterials sciencebicsscTechnology: general issuesbicssc3D composites3D printing4D printingABSadhesionaircraft cabin interior panelsantibacterial activityantimicrobialautomated fiber placementautomated tape placementbendingbenzimidazolebio-applicationsbiobased polymer compositesbiodegradablebiopolymersblock copolyurethanebone scaffoldcarbon nanofillercarbon nanotubecarbon nanotubescardo fragmentschitosancircular distributionclay mineralsco-bondingco-plasticizationcompatibilizercompositecompoundconsolidationcopper nanoparticlescrystallization behaviorCT scandiffusiondigital fabricationDOEelectrical propertiesenergetic binderEWFextrusionfailure mechanismsFDMfiber lengthfiber orientationfiber reinforcedfibre misalignmentfilament windingfinite element modellingfluorinated aromatic polyimidefoamfoamsfractographyfracture toughnessgraphene nanoplateletheat resistancehigh temperaturehollow composite tubeshybrid compositeshybrid fibersimpregnation processesin situ consolidationinjection moldinginterphaseIR spectroscopyisosorbideligandlong-fiber-reinforced thermoplasticlow dielectric lossmanufacturingmaterial programmingmechanical propertiesmechanical propertymetallic ionsmicrocrystalline cellulosemolecular chain orientationmolecular dynamics simulationnanocompositenanocompositesnanofillernon-crimp fabricsnon-structural composite panelsoff-axis flexure behaviouroil palm fiberoil palm fiber compositesoMMTon-axis flexure behaviouroptimal curing of prepregspackagingPBATPCLphosphorescent compositesphysio-thermo-mechanical propertiesPLApoly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)polyamide 12polyethylene glycolpolyimide foampolymer modificationpolymer-layered silicatespolymerspolyphenylene sulfonepolypropylenepolyurethanePPSprocess modelingprocessingprocessing parameterspropertiesrecycled bone powderreinforcementsresin transfer moldingretrogradationrheological propertiesrheological propertyrheologyrigid closed-cell foamscratchscratch resistancesensitivityshape-memory polymerssimulationstarchsupercritical CO2Taguchitextured surfacethermal analysisthermal and mechanicalthermal behaviorthermal conductivitythermal propertiesthermoformingthermoplasticthermoplastic compositesthermoplastic face sheetsthermoplastic matrix compositesthermoplastic polymerthermoplastic resinthermoplastic starchthermoplasticsthermosetthermosetting resinsthermostabilityultra-high molecular weight componentvacuum assisted resin infusion (VARI)vacuum formingvoid contentvoidsHistory of engineering and technologyMaterials scienceTechnology: general issuesBOOK9910743282603321Advanced Thermoplastic Polymers and Composites3560344UNINA