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DEDICATION
CERTIFICATE
DECLARATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
PREFACE
Syrnbols and Abbreviations
CONTENTS
1. Polymer Matrix Composites- Materials, Processing, Characterization and Recent Advances
Scope of the chapter
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Polymer Composites
1.3 Principles of Polymer Reinforcement
1.4 Matrix Materials and Classifications
1.5 Polymer Matrices
1.5.1 Thermoplastics
1.5.2 Thermosetting Resins
1.5.3 Miscellaneous Thermally Stable Systems
1.6 Reinforcements
1.6.1 Particulates
1.6.2 Low Density Fillers
1.6.3 Inorganic Fibers
1.6.4 Organic Fibers
1.6.5 Carbon Fibers
1.6.6 Hybrid and Speciality Reinforcements
1.6.7 Woven Fabrics
1.7 Interphase
Fig 1.3 Schematic representation of fiber -matrix Inter phase
1.7.1 Adhesion at the Interface
1.7.2 Theories of Adhesion
1.7.3 Fiber Surface and Interface Modifications
1.7.4 Fiber Surface and Interface Characterization
1.8 Fabrication of Composites
1.8.1 Thermoset Processing
1.8.2 Thermoplastic Processing
1.8.3 Process Monitoring
1.9 Nano Composites
1.10 Fiber Reinforced Composites
1.11 Characterization of Fiber Reinforced Composites
1.11.1 Thermophysical characterisation
1.11.2 Mechanical Characterisation
1.11.3 Chemical resistance
1.11.4 Dielectric Properties
1.11.5 Physical properties
1.11.6 Scanning Electron Microscopy
1.11.7 Moisture resistance
1.12 Advances in Epoxies, Bismaleimides and their co-cured Systems
1.12.1 Toughening of Bismaleimides
Scope and Objective
1.13 References
2. Materials and Characterisation Techniques
Scope of the chapter
2.1 Materials
2.2 Characterization Techniques
2.2.1 Spectroscopic Analysis
2.2.2 Rheological characterization
2.2.3 Gel Permeation Chromatography
2.2.4 Thermal Analysis
2.3 Preparation of Neat Resin Mouldings and Composites
2.4 Preparation of Syntactic foam Composites
2.5 Mechanical Testing
2.6 Physical property evaluation
2.7 References
3. Cure Kinetics of Novolac epoxy-Diallyl Bisphenol A System
scope of the study
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Preparation and Characterization of Epoxy- Phenol System
3.3 Results and Discussion
3.4 Conclusions
3.5 References
4. Cure and Laminate Properties of Novolac Epoxy- Diallyl bis phenol Matrix Systern.
Scope of the study
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Preparation and characterisation of epoxy-phenol systems
4.3 Results and discussion
4.3.1 Cure characterisation of polymer blend
4.3.2 Characterisation of the cured neat system
4.3.3 Mechanical properties of Glass Laminates
4.3.4 Effect of absolute allyl polymerization
4.4 Conclusions
4.5 References
5. Cure and Laminate Properties of Novolac Epoxy-Di allyl bisphenol A-Bismaleimide System
Scope of the study
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Materials and methods
5.3 Results and Discussion
5.3.1 Cure Characterisation of the Ternary Polymer Blend
5.3.2 Characterisation of the cured matrix system
5.3.3 Characterisation of Composites
Fig 5.1 1 SEM pictures of failed surfaces of (1) EP composite (2) EPB composite
5.3.4 Characterisation of Toughened EPB composites
5.3.5 Physical Properties
5.4 Conclusion
5.5 References
6. Studies on Epoxy- Phenolic -Bismaleimide Composites - Effect of Reinforcement, Stacking Sequence, Fiber Orientation and Fillers
Scope of the study
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Materials and Methods
6.2.1 Materials
6.2.2 Processing of composites
6.2.3 Characterisation of composites
6.3 Results and Discussion
Fig 6.7 SEM pictures of EPB-syntactic foam composite with different microballoon concentrations a) K-37 (40%) and b) K-37 (70%)
6.4 Conclusion
6.5 References
7. Effect of Epoxy and BismaIeimide Structure on the Properties of Epoxy-Phenolic-Bismaleimide Matrix System
Scope of the study
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Materials and Methods
7.2.1 Materials
7.2.2 Preparation of Ternary Blend.
7.2.3 Characterisation of the raw materials
7.2.4 Characterization of the ternary blend
7.2.5 Preparation of Laminates
7.2.6 Characterisation of composites
7.3 Results and discussion
7.3.1 Characterisation of Raw materials
7.3.2 Cure characterisation of the ternary polymer blend
7.3.3 Characterisation of the cured EPB system
7.3.4 Characterisation of EPB-glass composites
7.4 Conclusions
7.5 References
8. Summary and Conclusions
scope of the chapter
Scope for future study
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