1st Edition
Flexible Towpregs and Their Thermoplastic Composites
Thermoplastic matrix composites have attracted much attention in the composites industry due to their easy processibility and improved impact properties. Although there are many books on thermoplastic composites available, none emphasize flexible towpregs and their composite properties. This book discusses various methods of manufacturing flexible towpregs, their properties, their textile preforming behavior, the properties of textile preform, and the properties of final composites.
FEATURES
- Gives readers a complete view of composite manufacturing
- Offers details on flexible prepregs that other books overlook, such as manufacturing methods, influence of processing parameters, and properties
- Includes explanations that cover all steps of manufacturing with examples
- Features case studies and homework exercises for all chapters to reinforce understanding
- Provides technological information, discussion, and analysis of problems related to all types of flexible towpregs, such as commingling, electrostatic powder coating, wrapped hybrid yarns, micro-braided hybrid yarns, core-spun hybrid yarns, and others
This book is aimed at readers working with composite materials, industrial textiles, and related areas to understand the significance of thermoplastic composites made through textile performance of flexible towpregs.
1. Introduction to Thermoplastic Composites
R. Alagirusamy and Mahadev Bar
2. Towpreg Manufacturing Techniques
Vijay Goud, R. Alagirusamy, and Apurba Das
3. Natural Fibres-Based Hybrid Towpregs
Pierre Ouagne and Mahadev Bar
4. Properties of Bio-Composites Made with Thermally Bonded Roving Towpregs
Mahadev Bar, R. Alagirusamy, and Apurba Das
5. Commingled Towpregs and Their Composites
Ganesh Jogur, Vinayak Ogale, and R. Alagirusamy
6. Powder Coated Towpregs and Their Composites
Vijay Goud, Dinesh Kalyanasundaram, and Alagirusamy Ramasamy
7. Characterization of Flexible Towpregs
Ganesh Jogur, Ashraf Nawaz Khan, and Apurba Das
8. Textile Preforming of Towpregs
Ganesh Jogur, Ashraf Nawaz Khan, and Naveen Padaki
9. Modelling the Consolidation of Flexible Towpregs
Ashraf Nawaz Khan, Puneet Mahajan, and R. Alagirusamy
10. Manufacture of Composites with Flexible Towpregs
V. Balakumaran, R. Alagirusamy, and Dinesh Kalyanasundaram
11. Flexible Towpreg Structure and Composite Properties
Ashraf Nawaz Khan, Ganesh Jogur, and R. Alagirusamy
12. Towpreg-Based Thermoplastic Composites for Electromagnetic Shielding
J. Krishnasamy, Apurba Das, and R. Alagirusamy
13. Flexible Towpregs and Thermoplastic Composites for Civil Engineering Applications
Nabo Kumar Barman, R. Alagirusamy, and S. S. Bhattacharya
14. Potential Application Areas for Thermoplastic Composites
J. Krishnasamy, R. Alagirusamy, and G. Thilagavathi
15. Future Trends in Towpreg-Based Thermoplastic Composites
Pierre Ouagne and Mahadev Bar
Biography
Dr. R. Alagirusamy is a Professor in the Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi), India. He completed his Ph.D. from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA in the field of textile preforming for composite applications using thermoplastic powder coated carbon towpregs. He has published more than 100 research articles in the international journals and conferences. He has also authored, edited books and contributed book chapters and monograms in the area of textile structures used in composite applications. His research areas of interest are textile performing for composites, hybrid yarn development for thermoplastic composites, natural fibre composites and structure property relations in spun yarns.
