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Composite Materials

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  • Updated and enlarged fourth edition of a widely used text
  • Offers integrated and completely up-to-date coverage of composite materials
  • New material including plenty of new exercises and illustrations, and new chapters on fatigue and creep of composites
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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
  2. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 3-6
    3. Reinforcements

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 7-74
    4. Matrix Materials

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 75-105
    5. Interfaces

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 107-136
  3. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
    2. Polymer Matrix Composites

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 139-198
    3. Metal Matrix Composites

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 199-249
    4. Ceramic Matrix Composites

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 251-296
    5. Carbon Fiber/Carbon Matrix Composites

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 297-311
    6. Multifilamentary Superconducting Composites

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 313-338
  4. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 339-339
    2. Micromechanics of Composites

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 341-390
    3. Macromechanics of Composites

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 391-424
    4. Monotonic Strength and Fracture

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 425-453
    5. Fatigue and Creep

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 455-489
    6. Designing with Composites

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 491-501
    7. Nonconventional Composites

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 503-516
    8. Repair and Recycling of Composites

      • Krishan K. Chawla
      Pages 517-528

About this book

The fourth edition of Krishan Chawla's widely used textbook, Composite Materials, offers integrated and completely up-to-date coverage of composite materials. The book focuses on the triad of processing, structure, and properties, while providing a well-balanced treatment of the materials science and mechanics of composites. In this edition of Composite Materials, revised and updated throughout, increasing use of composites in industry (especially aerospace and energy) and new developments in the field are highlighted. New material on the advances in non-conventional composites (which covers polymer, metal and ceramic matrix nanocomposites), self-healing composites, self-reinforced composites, biocomposites and laminates made of metals and polymer matrix composites is included. Examples of practical applications in various fields are provided throughout the book, with extensive references to the literature. The book is intended for use in graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses and as a reference for the practicing engineers and researchers in industry and academia.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA

    Krishan K. Chawla

About the author

Krishan K. Chawla is professor emeritus in the Materials Science and Engineering department of the University of Alabama. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include Processing, microstructure, and properties of materials in general, with a special emphasis on fibers, composite materials, and foams. He has taught and done research at institutions in Switzerland, Brazil, Canada, and the United States and has served as a consultant to industry, national laboratories, and government agencies. He is the author of several successful textbooks that have been published in multiple editions.

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eBook USD 79.99
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Softcover Book USD 99.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 139.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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