Composite Materials

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Applications of composite materials

   • Deborah D. L. Chung

   Pages 1-13

3. Science of composite materials

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   Pages 15-54

4. Composite materials for thermal applications

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   Pages 55-71

5. Composite materials for electrical applications

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   Pages 73-89

6. Composite materials for electromagnetic applications

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   Pages 91-99

7. Composite materials for thermoelectric applications

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   Pages 101-124

8. Composite materials for dielectric applications

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   Pages 125-166

9. Composite materials for optical applications

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   Pages 167-190

10. Composite materials for magnetic applications

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    Pages 191-212

11. Composite materials for electrochemical applications

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    Pages 213-232

12. Composite materials for biomedical applications

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    Pages 233-243

13. Composite materials for vibration damping

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    Pages 245-252

14. Intrinsically smart structural composites

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    Pages 253-284

15. Back Matter

    Pages 285-289

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Composite Materials is a modern reference book, tutorial in style, covering functions of composites relating to applications in electronic packaging, thermal management, smart structures and other timely technologies rarely covered in existing books on composites. It also treats materials with polymer, metal, cement, carbon and ceramics matrices, contrasting with others that emphasise polymer-matrix composites. This functional approach will be useful to both practitioners and students. A good selection of example problems, solutions and figures, together with a new and vibrant approach, provides a valuable reference source for all engineers working with composite materials.

• ceramics
• composite
• composite material
• composite materials
• materials science
• polymer

From the reviews:

"This book offers something very different and complements our traditional processing and mechanical properties approach to the teaching of composite materials to aerospace, mechanical, civil, and materials engineering students. It has my high recommendation…" Materials Today

"There are many books on composites, most of which focus on processing techniques … . Deborah Chung takes a very different approach … . The arrangement and presentation of the chapters in the book is logical and thoughtful. … I enjoyed reading it so much that I finished the whole book on a recent flight … . It has certainly widened my horizons as to what composites can do … . It has my high recommendation as a good book … ." (Yiu-Wing Mai, Materials Today, September, 2003)

• Composite Materials Research Laboratory, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA

  Deborah D. L. Chung

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