Mechanical Properties and Applications of Composite Materials
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2025) | Viewed by 196
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Composite materials, produced from combining two or more constituent materials, have received increasing attention in various industries, thanks to their enhanced mechanical properties, improved corrosion, increased durability, and better performance. Evaluating the mechanical properties and exploring the application of the composite materials are the most significant focus area of the field. The aim of this Special Issue is to demonstrate the latest ideas, present the recent experimental results regarding the mechanical properties of composite materials and their applications, and gain deeper understanding about the failure mechanism. The key area of interest of this Special Issue includes the evaluation or validation of mechanical properties under varied scales, new testing methods, innovative manufacturing methods, the development of new composite systems, mechanical properties calculated with computational models, etc. We sincerely welcome and encourage submissions that covers the following topics:
- High-temperature mechanical testing;
- Micromechanics for determining mechanical properties of composite materials;
- Failure mechanism of composite materials;
- Hardness, toughness, fatigue, strength, elasticity, and plasticity;
- Classical laminated plate theory;
- Mechanical property degradation during corrosion;
- Numerical modeling in mechanical properties of composite materials;
- Innovative use case of composite materials in cross-industry applications.
Dr. Bowen Gong
Dr. Weiguang Zhu
Dr. Kun Yang
Dr. Penghui Lei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- composite materials
- mechanical testing
- mechanical properties
- numerical modeling
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