Thermoplastic Aromatic Polymer Composites. A Study of the Structure, Processing and Properties of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polyetheretherketone and Related Materials

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Foreword, Page ix
Preface, Page x
Acknowledgements, Page xi
Dedication, Page xii
1 - An introduction to thermoplastic composite materials, Pages 1-10
2 - Components of a thermoplastic structural composite, Pages 11-50
3 - Product forms, Pages 51-77
4 - The microstructure of Aromatic Polymer Composites, Pages 78-106
5 - Processing science and manufacturing technology, Pages 107-159
6 - Dimensional stability, Pages 160-170
7 - The strength of thermoplastic composites, Pages 171-178
8 - Durability, Pages 179-194
9 - Temperature sensitivity, Pages 195-201
10 - Environmental resistance, Pages 202-212
11 - The applications of thermoplastic structural composites, Pages 213-221
12 - Future developments in thermoplastic structural composites, Pages 222-228
Appendix 1 - Description of laminates, Pages 229-230
Appendix 2 - The importance of shear properties in the matrix, Pages 231-232
Appendix 3 - Mixtures of rods and coils, Pages 233-234
Appendix 4 - The description of molecular weight and its significance, Page 235
Appendix 5 - Estimation of effective chain diameter, Pages 236-237
Appendix 6 - Radius of gyration of a molecule, Page 238
Appendix 7 - Some issues in solution impregnation, Pages 239-240
Appendix 8 - Thermophysical properties of carbon fibre reinforced polyetheretherketone containing 61% by volume of high strength carbon fibre, Page 241
Appendix 9 - Flow mechanisms in discontinuous aligned product forms and in crimped fibre systems, Pages 242-243
Appendix 10 - A comparison of axial and transverse intraply shear viscosities for thermoplastic composites, Pages 244-245
Appendix 11 - Transverse squeezing flow, Pages 246-248
Appendix 12 - Platen pressing of carbon fibre/PEEK laminates, Page 249
Appendix 13 - Bagging materials for thermoplastic composites, Page 250
Appendix 14 - Thermal expansion transverse to the fibre direction, Pages 251-252
Appendix 15 - Influence of resin-rich interlayers on shear compliance, Page 253
Appendix 16 - Stiffness characteristics of carbon fibre/PEEK composites – a review, Pages 254-256
Appendix 17 - Strengths of carbon fibre/PEEK laminates, Pages 257-258
Appendix 18 - Fracture toughness data on carbon fibre/PEEK composites at 23°C, Pages 259-261
Subject Index, Pages 263-268
Author Index, Pages 269-277