Fiber-reinforced polymers marine

As the value of fiber-reinforced polymers became apparent and accepted in electrical applications, recreation products, and corrosive environments, these synthetic materials began to penetrate virtually every other market worldwide, from automotive and marine to primary structural elements of aircraft and bridges. Such widespread growth in product applications mandated corresponding growth in materials technology, design approaches, and fabrication processes. 

Liquid crystalline polymers (LCP) have excellent mechanical properties in addition to dimensional and chemical stability. These materials form in-situ composites during processing under elongational flow and are starting to replace traditional fiber reinforced systems [1, 2]. Combined with their ease of processing, LCPs are ideal for applications in aerospace, automobile, marine and other markets requiring high performance composites [2, 3]. 

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