Composites Reinforced with Carbon and Glass Fibers

Composites Reinforced with Carbon and Glass Fibers 

CFRPs are strong and light fiber-reinforced polymers. Carbon fibers are a new breed of high-strength materials. Carbon fiber contains at least 90% carbon prepared by controlled pyrolysis of rayon fibers [34]. The subsistence of carbon fiber came into use in 1879 when Edison took a patent for the fabrication of carbon filaments used in electric lamps [35]. The composites manufactured using carbon fiber reinforcements exhibit a range of mechanical properties suitable for many constructional, industrial, and automobile applications. 

A commercial biodegradable polymer, PLA reinforced with phosphate glass (PG) can be manufactured by the extrusion process followed by compression molding [40]. To limit polymer degradation, the mixture of PLA and PG was manufactured at 205 °C, with a screw rotation speed of 100 rpm and a dwelling 

Composites made of PCL reinforced with PG were manufactured by compression molding [42]. The reinforcement of PG to PCL resulted in an increase in the rate of degradation, thus making it suitable for biomedical applications. 

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