Design, Properties and Processing of Novel Composites
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2022) | Viewed by 17718
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Interests: powders; powder technology; nanomaterials synthesis; materials processing; advanced materials; nanocomposites; ceramic materials; composite material; biomaterials; sintering; material characterization; microstructure; mechanical properties; material characteristics; materials testing; tribology; fatigue
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Dear Colleagues,
Today, it is increasingly being recognized that new applications for traditional materials require functions and properties that are not achievable by monolithic materials. One of the advantages of the composite is that two or more materials could be combined to take advantage of the best characteristics of each of the materials. Important examples of such combinations of materials can be found in previous works.
In recent years, success in the tailored geometric, structural, and chemical material architecture has allowed the creation of composites with outstanding properties, even some that are mutually exclusive, such as high fracture strength and high fracture toughness. In addition, the development of new and deeper understanding of manufacturing control methods has enabled these materials to translate from laboratory production to large-scale production. On the one hand, these composites are increasingly being used in different applications from biomedical to aerospace as well as for energy and electrical uses. On the other hand, however, these materials are getting more and more complex, which affects the ability to retain the value of materials in successive uses.
Therefore, a critical factor in component fabrication is performing cost-effective manufacturing without a significant negative impact on their features. That is why new fabrication technologies and the development of composites are required. However, the design and manufacturing processes of composite materials are numerous and often complex.
To this end, it is necessary to carefully control each manufacturing step, from the synthesis of the materials to the processing methods.
This Special Issue on “Design, Properties and Processing of Novel Composites” focuses on advanced technology and development of novel material-processing methodologies, manufacturing schemes, advanced equipment, and tooling design and provides an interdisciplinary forum for the publication of research papers, short communications, and review papers which advance the properties, testing methods, and applications of composites.
Our aim is to provide an international forum for researchers, manufacturers, and designers who are working in the field of composite materials and an opportunity to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible so that the results can be reproduced.
Therefore, innovative policies, including new design, synthesis, and manufacturing methods that can be implemented to design, properties and processing of novel composites are desired and form the basis of the present Special Issue.
Dr. Anton Smirnov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Novel materials
- Composites
- Synthesis
- Materials properties
- Materials testing
- Materials processing and manufacturing
- Novel fabrication technologies
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