Composites which are thermosetting resins reinforced with high performance fibres, such as “Kevlar” aramid are replacing light metals in weight sensitive industrial applications, particularly transportation. In 1982, a total of 600,000 tons of fibre reinforced composites were produced in Europe, roughly half of which was for transport. This figure represents already 17 per cent of the aluminium production, the main construction material for aircraft, fast powerboats and ships.
Reinforced Composites
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology ; 55 , 9 ; 13-14
1983-09-01
2 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Polyaramid reinforced composites
Tema Archive | 1980
Whisker-reinforced ceramic composites
Automotive engineering | 1986
|Knitted-fiber reinforced composites
Automotive engineering | 1994
|Knitted-fiber-reinforced composites
Online Contents | 1994
Flammabilities Of Graphite-Reinforced Composites
NTRS | 1990
|