Processing, Characterization and Engineering Application of Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Polymer Composites—2nd Edition
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Fibers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 128
Special Issue Editor
Interests: polymer matrix composite materials; material processing; material characterization; additive manufacturing; finite element modeling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A strong understanding of different materials and their manufacturing processes is essential in today’s ever-expanding world. Producing materials with unique features that can aid in manufacturing is vital for succeeding in the industrial world. Advancements in technologies have provided a wide range of materials that have replaced most of the basic materials once used for wide-scale production. The wide-scale production of composite materials has enabled the field of unconventional machining processes to significantly contribute to the manufacturing industry. Such unique features have created innumerable opportunities for people to implement innovative ideas in this field with enthusiasm. Fiber-reinforced composite materials open up the possibility of enhancing polymers' mechanical and thermal properties. This provides the opportunity to explore its potential in various applications, including automotive, biomedical, aerospace, sports and other small- and large-scale applications.
We are pleased to invite your very valuable contributions. This Special Issue aims to create a collection of at least 10 articles on the topic of the preparation, properties and engineering application of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer composites in the open access journal Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360).
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: polymer-based fiber-reinforced composite materials; the processing and characterization of polymer composite materials; additively manufactured composite materials; and the mechanical and thermal property analysis of polymer composite materials.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Ankit Gupta
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- composite materials
- material processing
- material characterization
- additive manufacturing
- finite element modeling
- high-temperature polymers
- mechanical and thermal property testing
- solid and computational modelling
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