The use of nano composites in automotive applications /
With their high specific strength and stiffness, composites have the potential to significantly lower the vehicle weight, which can have a dramatic effect on improving fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For the past decade or so, composites have been experiencing several transiti...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Wallendale PA USA) :
Society of Automotive Engineers,
2016.
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| Series: | PT (Series) (Warrendale, Pa.) ;
172. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | With their high specific strength and stiffness, composites have the potential to significantly lower the vehicle weight, which can have a dramatic effect on improving fuel efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For the past decade or so, composites have been experiencing several transitions, including the transition from micro-scale reinforcement fillers to nano-scale reinforcement fillers, resulting in the nanocomposite. The effectiveness of the nano-sized fillers in composites can be explained by one of their unique geometric properties: the length-to-thickness aspect ratio. Therefore, nano-sized fillers have exceptionally higher reinforcing efficiency than the conventional, large fillers. The effectiveness of the nano-sized fillers in composites is also due to their large surface area and surface energy. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (v, 107 pages) : illustrations (some color) Also available in print. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780768082845 |
| Access: | Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers. |