Fiber-Reinforced Composites: Latest Advances and Interesting Research
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2025 | Viewed by 710
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fiber-reinforced plastics; mechanical metamaterials; auxetic structures; energy absorption; impact protection
Interests: short fibre-reinforced composites; lightweight design; theoretical analysis; large deformation recoverability; buckling
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Under the global sustainability initiatives and the dual-carbon agenda (peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality), contemporary material innovation increasingly prioritizes three critical dimensions—multi-functionality, environmental compatibility, and intelligent responsiveness—while maintaining rigorous performance standards. Fiber-reinforced composites (FRCs) represent a transformative class of engineered materials that are designed to synergize with various matrix materials through interfaces. Current FRC systems demonstrate diversified material architectures, each presenting unique advantages that enable tailored solutions for next-generation applications in aerospace and new energy vehicles. Representative examples include natural fiber composites offering inherent eco-friendliness and carbon sequestration potential, carbon fiber composites delivering exceptional specific strength and modulus, aramid fiber composites exhibiting outstanding toughness and damage tolerance, ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene composites with a superior impact energy absorption, and ceramic matrix composites providing exceptional thermomechanical stability. This Special Issue seeks to consolidate cutting-edge research and comprehensive reviews addressing advanced fabrication techniques such as additive manufacturing, multiscale performance characterization methodologies, predictive theoretical modeling frameworks, interesting numerical simulation approaches, lifecycle assessment, etc. While polymer matrices remain predominant in FRC applications, novel composite systems incorporating ceramic or metallic matrices are also welcomed, but the development potential of composites composed with the selected matrix and fiber must be discussed in the manuscript.
Dr. Changfang Zhao
Dr. Ming Li
Dr. Xuyao Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fiber composites
- matrices
- manufacturing processes
- material responses
- structural behavior
- theoretical model
- simulation
- application
- sustainability
- recycle and reuse
- green resources
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