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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lu, Y. Charles (Editor), Pilla, Srikanth (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Wallendale PA USA) : Society of Automotive Engineers, 2016.
Series:PT (Series) (Warrendale, Pa.) ; 172.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Nanocomposites
  • Perspectives of nanocomposites in the automotive industry
  • Nano-fiber reinforced composites
  • Nano-platelet reinforced composites
  • Nano-particle reinforced composites
  • About the editors