Mechanical Behavior of Composite Materials (4th Edition)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2026 | Viewed by 808
Special Issue Editor
Interests: composites; mechanical properties; fracture; fatigue; mechanical tests
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Dear Colleagues,
After our successful first three editions of the Special Issue “Mechanical Behavior of Composite Materials”, we have decided to create the 4th edtion in order to collect and publish a series of state-of-the-art research on the mechanical behaviors of composite materials.
The appearance of composite materials was a revolution in the field of materials due to their high mechanical properties and lightness. This opened up important expectations for their use in technological components that required stronger and lighter materials. When we talk about mechanical properties, we also talk about fatigue, fracture, and creep, and even the strength of adhesive joints, if one of the adhesives is a composite. Another point of recent importance is the additive manufacturing of composites and the modifications that this new configuration of materials brings to the usual study of mechanical properties. In short, this Special Issue contains all the contributions that allow us to disseminate a better understanding of this exciting family of materials from the point of view of their mechanical properties.
Prof. Dr. Jaime Viña
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- fracture
- fatigue
- creep
- tensile
- compression
- adhesive joints
- 3D composites
- mechanical tests
- mechanical properties
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- Mechanical Behavior of Composite Materials in Materials (18 articles)
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