Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) are made by reinforcing a polymer-based matrix with glass, carbon, or aramid fibers. PMCs are classified into thermosetting and thermoplastic resins based on the type ...

Metal-matrix composites are either in use or prototyping for the Space Shuttle, commercial airliners, electronic substrates, bicycles, automobiles, golf clubs, and a variety of other applications.

The class of materials known as ceramic matrix composites, or CMCs, shows considerable promise for providing fracture-toughness values similar to those for metals such as cast iron. Two kinds of ...

With advanced manufacturing tools, the team of materials science and engineering Associate Professor Hang Yu has created a shape-memory material that can be 3D-printed in bulk — a quest Yu began as a ...

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) developed a flexible automation platform for this work cell to build families of CFRP aerostructures that use the same process — dry noncrimp fabric, pick-and-place ...