Fibre reinforced polymer composites manufacturing techniques

Traditional fibres used as reinforcement in polymer composites are generally either polymers or ceramics the polymer aramids, glass, carbon, boron, aluminium oxide and silicon carbide. Carbon is a high-performance fibre material that is the most commonly used reinforcement in advanced polymer-matrix composites. Glass fibre is readily available and may be fabricated into a glass-reinforced plastic economically using a wide variety of composite-manufacturing techniques. 

This is Volume 2 of Natural Rubber Materials and it covers natural rubber-based composites and nanocomposites in 27 chapters. It focuses on the different types of fillers, the filler matrix reinforcement mechanisms, manufacturing techniques, and applications of natural rubber-based composites and nanocomposites. The first 4 chapters deal with the present state of art and manufacturing methods of natural rubber materials. Two of these chapters explain the theory of reinforcement and the various reinforcing nanofillers in natural rubber. Chapters 5 to 19 detail the natural rubber composites and nanocomposites with various fillers sueh as siliea, glass fibre, metal oxides, carbon black, clay, POSS and natural fibres ete. Chapters 20-26 discuss the major characterisation techniques and the final ehapter covers the applications of natural rubber composites and nanoeomposites. By covering recent developments as well as the future uses of rubber, this volume will be a standard reference for scientists and researchers in the field of polymer chemistry for many years to come. 

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