1st Edition
Automotive Composites Materials, Design, and Manufacturing
1. Introduction
2. Constituent Materials
3. Fiber Parameters Affecting Composite Properties
4. Continuous Fiber Lamina
5. Continuous Fiber Composites
6. Discontinuous Fiber Composites
7. Durability of Automotive Composites
8. Design
9. Manufacturing Processes for Thermoset Matrix Composites
10. Manufacturing Processes for Thermoplastic Matrix Composites
11. Joining and Repair
12. Cost, Recycling and Sustainability
Biography
P.K. Mallick is the William E. Stirton Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan–Dearborn. He earned an MS and a PhD in mechanical engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology. His research focuses on polymers and composites, lightweight automotive materials, joining and materials processing. Professor Mallick has authored several books, including Fiber-Reinforced Composites: Materials, Manufacturing, and Design, 3rd ed., and Processing of Polymer Matrix Composites. He is a Life Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a Fellow of the American Society for Composites.
