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Hydrothermal Ageing Impact & Damage Characterization for Polymeric Composites by means of Experimental Techniques Material Science Composite materials are nowadays extensively used in aerospace structures, off-shore platforms, automotive industry and many other high technology fields because of combination of excellent mechanical performance and light weight. For these reasons classical metal alloys are progressively replacing primary structural components by reinforced polymeric compo- sites. The aim of this research is to develop models to predict degradation in Polymeric Composite Materials under varying moisture conditions. This goal has been achieved by using a combination of experimental and numerical methods. Various experiments were carried out to characterize the moisture uptake and mechanical properties of number of different composite materials. In these research models were developed for predicting moisture concentration in the composite material...

Developing Material Requirements for Automotive Brake Disc Material Science As electric vehicles are becoming more popular in society and several regulations concerning vehicle safety and performance as well as particulate matter emissions reduction are progressively becoming stringent, the author opines that these determinants would shape future automotive brake discs development. This mini-review highlights some of the essential parameters that would contribute to the next brake disc design and development and discusses how these factors will govern the choice of brake disc material in the coming years. For more Information:  https://irispublishers.com/mcms/fulltext/developing-material-requirements-for-automotive-brake-disc.ID.000531.php For More Open Access  Journals  in  Iris Publishers   Please click on: https://irispublishers.com/ For More Articles in  Modern Concepts in Material Science : https://irispub...

Fused Deposition Modeling 3D Printing Technology in Textile and Fashion Industry: Materials and Innovation Material Science Over the last ten years, researchers, technologists, designers, retailers and manufacturers have worked on embedding 3D printing (3DP) technology in all types of manufacturing industries including textile, apparel and fashion industry. The development of this technology has enabled designers to design more conveniently and manufacturers to reduce production time and cost significantly. Although 3D printing technology is gradually developing in textile and fashion industry, textile and fashion researchers and manufacturers have mostly worked on designing wearable technology, footwear and fashion accessories but rarely on everyday wearing. This review paper aims to describe the Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printing technology, as it is mostly used by textile and fashion, designers, manufacturers and researchers for developing various textile pattern...

Pairs of Reactive Radicals as Probes of a Polymer Structure Material Science Polymer chemists used to study and evaluate macroscopic properties of polymers and polymer articles (hardness, adhesion, elongation, stiffness, Tg, abrasion-resistance, different thermal and mechanical properties, conductivity, etc.) Study of such properties and evaluation of polymers not necessarily requires understanding of their molecular structure. However, it is very desirable to understand polymer structure and properties at a molecular level upon the study of permeability, aging indoors and outdoors of polymers, the role of low MW impurities. Many polymers or polymeric coatings prepared by free-radical photopolymerization (UV-cure) have residual photo initiators (PI). Presence of PI and peculiarities of a chemical structure of coatings affect their such important property as weather ability. For more Information:  https://irispublishers.com/mcms/fulltext/pairs-of-reactive-radica...

Kesterite Solar Cells Material Science The research on photovoltaics is focusing on developing solutions that involve the employment of abundant and non-toxic raw materials, along with simple production processes. Among the light-absorbing materials, which use earth abundant elements and are easily processable, there is the class of kesterite compounds. The efficiency record has been stopped at 12.6% for five years, but the research is fervent and dedicated to solving the limitations that make the device immature for the commercial market. The involvement and collaboration of researchers from multiple disciplinary areas are feeding the knowledge of this class of materials, promoting it as a possible next leader of the photovoltaic market. For more Information:  https://irispublishers.com/mcms/fulltext/kesterite-solar-cells.ID.000524.php For More Open Access  Journals  in  Iris Publishers   Please click on: https://irispublishers.com/ ...