Hydrothermal Behavior of Fiber- and Nanomaterial-Reinforced Polymer Composites provides critical information regarding the in-service environmental damage and degradation studies of nano/fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites focusing on hydrothermal degradation. Covering hydrothermal properties of a wide range of polymer composites, the book is aimed at graduate students, researchers, and professionals in material engineering, composite materials, nanomaterials, and related fields.
This book provides critical information regarding the in-service environmental damage and degradation studies of nano/fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites focussing on hydrothermal degradation.
1. Introduction.
2. Fabrication and Characterization of Nanocomposites.
3. Theory Behind the Improvement of Mechanical Properties through Nanofillers.
4. Hydrothermal Behavior of Polymer Nanocomposites.
5. Hydrothermal Effect on Mechanical Properties of Organic Nanofillers Embedded FRP Composites.
6. Hydrothermal Effect on Mechanical Properties of Inorganic Nanofillers Embedded FRP Composites.
7. Hydrothermal Effect on Mechanical Properties of Nanofillers Embedded Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites.
8. Hydrothermal Effect on Mechanical Properties of Multiple Nanofillers Embedded Hybrid FRP Composites.
9. Future Prospective and Challenges. Index.
Ramesh Kumar Nayak, Bankim Chandra Ray, Dibyaranjan Rout, Kishore Kumar Mahato