Mycelium-bonded composites (MBCs), or myco-composites, represent a novel engineered material that combines natural lignocellulosic substrates with a fungal matrix. As a sustainable alternative to plastics, MBCs are gaining increasing interest; howeve...
Transverse thermoelectric materials can achieve appreciable cooling power with minimal space requirement. Among all types of material candidates for transverse thermoelectric applications, composite materials have the best cooling performance. In thi...
The subject of this research is growing mycelium-based composites and exploring their basic material properties. Since the building industry is responsible for a large amount of annual CO2 emissions, rethinking building materials is an important task...
Wood and lignocellulosic-based material components are explored in this review as functional additives and reinforcements in composites for extrusion-based additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing. The motivation for using these sustainable alterna...
This review examines high-performance advanced composites (HPACs) for lightweight, high-strength, and multi-functional applications. Fiber-reinforced composites, particularly those utilizing carbon, glass, aramid, and nanofibers, are highlighted for...
This study revolves around the issues raised by the current semiconductor device metal casings (mainly composed of aluminum and its alloys), such as resource and energy consumption, complexity of the production process, and environmental pollution. T...
The article presents the results of experimental research together with the development of a response function presenting the thermal functioning of a new composite of a phase change material with carbon recyclate. The empirical research proved the i...
Polymeric composites are prone to undergoing damage, such as microcracks, during their operation, which can ultimately lead to catastrophic failure. To contradict such a problem, efforts have been carried out, by the scientific community, towards dev...
Cement-based materials are essential in modern construction, valued for their versatility and performance. Rheological properties, including yield stress, plastic viscosity, and thixotropy, play indispensable roles in optimizing the workability, stab...
This paper presents and applies a mixed iteration method to determine the nonlinear parameters of the material used to study a composite’s creep behavior. To describe the research framework, we made a synthetic presentation of the viscoelastic behavi...
Additive manufacturing (AM) of components using material extrusion (MEX) offers the potential for the integration of functions through the use of multi-material design, such as sensors, actuators, energy storage, and electrical connections. However,...
High-damping rubber composites were prepared by mixing ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber (EPDM) with slide-ring (SR) materials using a two-roll mill, followed by a compression molding technique. SR material has a novel supramolecular structure...
Mainstream materials of the railway pantograph strips are carbon composites. They are subject to wear during use, as well as various types of damage. It is important that their operation time is as long as possible and that they are not damaged, as i...
High-performance thermoplastics like polyetheretherketone (PEEK), with their outstanding thermal stability, mechanical properties and chemical stability, have great potential for various structural applications. Combining with additive manufacturing...
In aeronautical applications, composite additive manufacturing (CAM) is transforming aircraft design by enabling unprecedented lightweighting and functional integration. However, industrial adoption remains limited due to insufficient understanding o...
An existing challenge in the use of continuous fiber reinforcements in additively manufactured parts is the limited availability of suitable fiber materials. This leads to a reduced adaptability of the mechanical properties to the load case. The incr...
The main goal of this paper is to design and justify optimized compositions of thermoplastic–matrix wear-resistant composites based on polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and polyphenylene sulfide (PPS). Their mechanical and tribological properties hav...
Material extrusion (MEX) additive manufacturing can produce material-dependent variations in dimensional fidelity, internal structure, and deposition stability, even under identical processing conditions. In this study, a comprehensive experimental i...
The mesh size significantly affects the accuracy and computational efficiency of finite-element analysis (FEA) simulations. This study investigates mesh regularization to mitigate mesh dependency, align numerical results with experimental data, and o...
Material extrusion additive manufacturing, commonly implemented as fused deposition modeling (FDM) or fused filament fabrication (FFF), has evolved into a manufacturing route for reinforced thermoplastic composites, including particle-filled, short-f...
The article deals with the assessment of the impact of technological polymer waste resulting from plastic injection technology and the subsequent simulation of the lifetime of polymer products on the impact strength of two different polymer composite...
Material state awareness of composites using conventional Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) method is limited by finding the size and the locations of the cracks and the delamination in a composite structure. To aid the progressive failure models using...
Microencapsulated phase change material (MPCM)-modified cement composites have attracted increasing attention for energy-efficient buildings and thermal energy storage applications. Accurate prediction of thermal conductivity is essential for optimiz...
C/SiC composites are the preferred materials for hot-end structures and other important components of aerospace vehicles. It is important to reveal the material removal mechanism of ultrasound vibration-assisted grinding for realizing low damage and...
In this study, various wood material sources were used for the manufacture of wood-polymer composites (WPC). The materials were categorised as virgin wood particles (VWP), reprocessed WPC particles (RWP) and recycled thermoset composite particles (RC...
This study investigates the mechanical properties of carbon and natural fiber-reinforced Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol (PETG) composites produced via Additive Manufacturing (AM), focusing on Material Extrusion (MEX). The...
The choice of suitable inoculants in the grain refinement process and subsequent enhancement of the characteristics of the composites developed is an important materials research topic, having wide scope. In this regard, the present work is aimed at...
Peritectic compound Li4(OH)3Br has been recently proposed as phase change material (PCM) for thermal energy storage (TES) applications at approx. 300 °C Compared to competitor PCM materials (e.g., sodium nitrate), the main assets of this compound are...
Although artificial porous materials are useful for dissipating acoustic waves, they pose a major environmental threat as most are non-recyclable. Developing sustainable structural materials with the mechanical and energy-absorption properties requir...
A big challenge in the composites industry is the availability of cheap raw lignocellulosic materials, potential candidates to replace slow growing trees, in order to minimize the production cost. Therefore, a variety of plants were studied and teste...
We assessed the usefulness of phase-change material (PCM)-based thermal plates fabricated from wood-plastic composites (WPCs) in mitigating the urban heat island effect. The thermal performance of plates containing PCMs with two different melting tem...
In this study, a biodegradable composite based on PLA reinforced with banana rachis fiber—derived from agricultural waste and forming the structural core of banana bunches—is developed. The fibers are evaluated with and without thermomech...
This study explores the depollution activity of a photocatalytic cementitious composite comprising various compositions of n-TiO2 and CaCO3. The photocatalytic activity of the CaCO3–TiO2 composite material is assessed for the aqueous photodegra...
Textile composites are extensively used in structures subjected to both static and dynamic loads. However, research on how loading rates influence performance remains limited. A better understanding of how the rate dependency of matrix materials affe...
This study investigates the effect of phase change materials (PCM) on the properties of modified potato starch binders and hemp shive-based bio-composites, emphasizing their potential for sustainable construction applications. PCM-modified binders ha...
Additive manufacturing of components using the material extrusion (MEX) of thermoplastics enables the integration of multiple materials into a single part. This can include functional structures, such as electrically conductive ones. The resulting fu...
Detection of precursor damage followed by the quantification of the degraded material properties could lead to more accurate progressive failure models for composite materials. However, such information is not readily available. In composite material...
The Amazon Region (AR), with its vast biodiversity and rich natural resources, presents a unique opportunity for the development of sustainable polymer composites (PCs) reinforced with residues from both timber and agro-extractivism industries. This...
Thermal interface material (TIM) is crucial for heat transfer from a heat source to a heat sink. A high-performance thermal interface material with solid–solid phase change properties was prepared to improve both thermal conductivity and interf...
In this study, the mechanical behavior and interfacial bonding characteristics of multi-material composites produced using the Hybrid Fused Deposition Modeling (HFDM) technique were systematically investigated. Polylactic Acid (PLA), Polyethylene Ter...
High-density polyethylene polymer (HDPE) and carbon black (CB) were utilized to create HDPE/CB composites with different filler concentrations (0.0, 2.0, 4.0, 6.0, 8.0, 10.0, 16.0, 20.0, and 24.0 wt.%). The composites were extruded into filaments, wh...
Advanced composite materials have excellent performance and broad engineering application prospects, and have received widespread attention in recent years. Advanced composite materials can mainly be divided into fiber-reinforced composite materials,...
Under normal conditions, the cross-sections of reinforced concrete in classic skeleton construction systems are often only partially loaded. This contributes to non-sustainable construction solutions due to an excess of material use. Novel cross-disc...
(1) Background: Due to the limitations of composite cements, the authors carried out tests to compare such materials with preheated composite materials because the latter may be an alternative to cements in the adhesive cementation procedure. (2) Met...
The article presents the results of obtaining a composite material by sintering nickel-containing raw materials mixed with carbon-containing materials, namely using coke and semi-coke. The sintering process was performed at a charge layer height of 2...
This paper attempts to validate the application of the Virtual Isotropic Material Concept (VIMC) in combination with the average strain energy density (ASED) criterion to predict the critical load in notched laminated composites. This methodology was...
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) shear strengthening is generally selected on the basis of structural capacity, whereas the efficiency with which installed material contributes to shear resistance has received little quantitative attention. This study...
This paper addresses a comprehensive and further insight into the sensitivity of material removal and the surface defect formation mechanism to scratch depth during single-grit scratch tests of 50 vol% SiCp/Al composites. The three-dimensional (3D) f...
The article presents the results of original research on determining the abrasive properties of composite materials with an epoxy resin matrix reinforced with basalt particles in the form of powder and pine chips from the post-production waste of woo...
This review focusses on the development of thermoelectric composites made of oxide or conventional inorganic materials, and polymers, with specific emphasis on those containing oxides. Discussion of the current state-of-the-art thermoelectric materia...
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