Nanocomposites : : Materials, Manufacturing and Engineering / / ed. by J. Paulo Davim, Constantinos A. Charitidis.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• MitwirkendeR: Barick, A.K.,; Bavastrello, V.,; Bavastrello, Valter,; Charitidis, C.A.,; Jensen, L.R.,; Jiang, Z.,; Jiang, Zhenyu,; Kartsonakis, I.A.,; Kordas, G.C.,; Kotal, M.,; Nicolini, C.,; Nicolini, Claudio,; Rauhe, J.C.,; Sahoo, B.P.,; Schjødt-Thomsen, J.,; Schjødt-Thomsen, Jan,; Srivastava, S.K.,; Srivastava, Suneel Kumar,; Tripathy, D.K.,; Tripathy, Deba Kumar,
• HerausgeberIn: Charitidis, Constantinos A.,; Davim, J. Paulo,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Advanced Composites , 1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (211 p.)

Composite materials are engineered materials, made from two or more constituents with significantly different physical or chemical properties which remain separate on a macroscopic level within the finished structure. Due to their special mechanical and physical properties they have the potential to replace conventional materials. In nanocomposites the size of one phase is less than 100 nm in at least one dimension. Nanocomposites with polymer, metal or ceramic matrices find increasing application in bioengineering, battery cathodes, automotives, sensors and computers.

Nanocomposites are currently defined "as a multiphase solid material where one of the phases has one, two or three dimensions of less than 100 nanometers or structures having nano-scale repeat distances between the different phases that make up the material". The use of nanocomposites with polymer, metal or ceramic matrices has increased in various areas of engineering and technology due to their special properties, with applications in bioengineering, battery cathodes, automotives, sensors and computers, as well other advanced industries. The present volume aims to provide recent information on nanocomposites (materials manufacturing and engineering) in six chapters. The chapter 1 of the book provides information on synthesis and characterization of ceramic hollow nanocomposites and nanotraps. Chapter 2 is dedicated to recent advances on preparation, properties and applications polyurathene nanocomposites. Chapter 3 described preparation, characterization and properties of organoclays, carbon nanofibers and carbon nanotubes based polymer nanocomposites. Chapter 4 contains information on mechanical and wear properties of multi-scale phase reinforced composites. Chapter 5 described modeling mechanical properties of nanocomposites Finally, chapter 6 is dedicated to polyanaline derivates and carbon nanotubes and their characterization.This book is the essential reference for academics, materials and physics researchers, materials, mechanical and manufacturing engineers, and professionals in nanocomposite-related industries.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- List of contributing authors -- 1 Synthesis and characterization of ceramic hollow nanocomposites and nanotraps -- 2 Recent advances on preparation, properties and applications of polyurethane nanocomposites -- 3 Preparation, characterization, and properties of organoclay, carbon nanofiber, and carbon nanotube based thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites -- 4 Mechanical and wear properties of multi-scale phase reinforced composites -- 5 Modeling mechanical properties of nanocomposites -- 6 Polyaniline derivates and carbon nanotubes and their characterization -- Index