... properties and low cost. In recent years, significant progress has been achieved in the development of polyester resin composites. This paper aims to provide an overview of the recent advances in the field of polyester resin composites. Design/methodology/approach The review introduces the properties...

.... Worn surfaces are observed via scanning electron microscope to study the wear mechanism in detail. Design/methodology/approach Stir casting is used to incorporate varying composition of yttrium particles, having an average particle size of 25 micrometer, in aluminium alloy 6063 matrix. Wear testing...

...) composites becomes important. Design/methodology/approach Discussion on various approaches to AJM, the effect of process parameters on the glass fiber and carbon fiber polymeric composites are presented. Kerf characteristics, surface roughness and various nozzle design were also discussed. Findings...

...Venkateshwar Reddy Pathapalli; Veerabhadra Reddy Basam; Suresh Kumar Gudimetta; Madhava Reddy Koppula Purpose Nowadays, the applications of metal matrix composites are tremendously increasing in engineering fields. Consequently, the demand for precise machining of composites has also grown...

... polymeric composites through using Taguchi’s design of experiment methodology. Design/methodology/approach The Taguchi’s design of experiment approach has been used to scheme a suitable combination to fabricate the polymeric composites. Pure polypropylene (PP) has been chosen as a matrix material...

... to improve the properties of bitumen and explores the possibility to synthesise bitumen composite materials with nanoadditives with improved structural, mechanical and thermal properties. When bitumen was modified with 5 per cent SBS showed enhanced results for all parameters like resistance to rutting...

...Md. Asadul Hoque; Md. Anwarul Kabir Bhuiya; Md. Saiduzzaman; Md. Ashadul Islam; Mubarak A. Khan Purpose This paper aim to comparatively study of mechanical properties of gamma radiation treated raw and polyethylene glycol modified bleached jute reinforced polyester composite. The natural fiber...

.... This investigation is also done to determine the increase the compressive strength by addition of silica fume by varying the percentage. Steel fiber Silica fume Composites Hybrid members Flexural strength Hajime O., Masahiro O., 2003. Self compacting concrete. Journal of Advanced Concrete...

...Anna Porąbka; Vasiliki-Maria Archodoulaki; Wolfgang Molnar; Jadwiga Laska Two series of polyurethane matrix composites were prepared. As generally resistant to wear, the PUs can be used as matrices for wear protective and load-bearing composites. The objective of this study was to compare...

...D. Yan; B. Wright; I. Cooper An approach, referred to as Velocity Variation Compensation (VVC), used to improve the inspection sensitivity of composites utilizing an ultrasonic phased array technique is described. This approach uses an ultrasonic immersion through-transmission technique to measure...

...P. Naik; M. Ibrahim; A. Surendranathan; M. Mujeebu This paper presents the synthesizing of carbon-carbon (CC) composites by preformed yarn (PY) method, by varying the percentage of carbon fiber volume. The PY used is carbon fiber bundle surrounded by coke and pitch which is enclosed in nylon-6...