Journal of Composites Science, Volume 6, Issue 4

The objective of this research is the fabrication of biodegradable starch-based sandwich materials. The investigated sandwich structures consist of maize starch-based films as skins and biodegradable 3D-printed polylactic filaments (PLA) as the core....

Lithium-based batteries with improved safety performance are highly desired. At present, most safety hazard is the consequence of the ignition and flammability of organic liquid electrolytes. Dry ceramic-polymer composite electrolytes are attractive...

The objective of this study is to conduct a finite-element (FE) numerical study to assess the effect of size on the shear resistance of reinforced concrete (RC) beams strengthened in shear with externally bonded carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (EB-CF...

This work focuses on the adsorptive removal of patent blue V (PBV) dye from aqueous solution by Zn/Al layered double hydroxide in fresh (LDH) and calcined (CLDH) forms. The material was synthesized via coprecipitation and samples were characterized b...

Natural aging reduces the cost of alloy manufacturing while saving input energy but takes too long to complete for most Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys. Research has proved that nano-treating can facilitate precipitation in heat-treatable alloys. In this study, n...

Powder packing in metal powders is an important aspect of additive manufacturing (otherwise known as 3-D printing), as it directly impacts the physical and mechanical properties of materials. Improving the packing density of powder directly impacts t...

The structural, thermal, and mechanical properties of unreinforced and reinforced polylactic acid (PLA) were investigated. The PLA was a biopolymer that was reinforced with four fillers (i.e., graphene oxide (GO) and silver (Ag); vermiculite (VMT) an...

TiB2–TiC–Al2O3 and ZrB2–ZrC–Al2O3 composites were produced via PTFE (polytetrafluoroethene)-activated combustion synthesis involving low-exotherm thermites. The reactant stoichiometries were 3TiO2 + 4Al + 0.5B4C + (1 − x...

Erbium (Er)-doped Aluminum Nitride (AlN) thin films were deposited and fabricated on Si (100) and Si (111) substrates in a Nitrogen atmosphere using the plasma magnetron sputtering technique. The deposited and fabricated thin films were thermally ann...

In this paper several aspects of profound modifications caused by high energy exposures are presented as possible candidates for the efficient adjusting processing of polymer materials. The class of hybrid composites receives special attention due to...