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Manufacturing Processes of Polymer Matrix Composites (PMCs)

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 527

Special Issue Editor

Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, Cubo 45C, 87036 Rende, Italy
Interests: incremental forming, joining and additive manufacturing applied to composite materials
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) are well known for their excellent properties, such as mechanical strength, reduced weight and stiffness, corrosion resistance, and non-magnetic properties, and have gained great interest for their application in several sectors. These materials are usually shaped through primary manufacturing processes, such as autoclave molding, resin transfer molding, compression molding, and pultrusion, where temperature, pressure, and process time affect the mechanical properties of the produced components.

Nowadays, product lightweighting is a buzzword in manufacturing to make greener and safer products, further boosting innovations in PMCs processing. The use of composites in several applications depends on the ability to offer more cost-effective alternatives. Researchers in the last few decades have been investigating unconventional processes in the downstream production of PMCs parts. Machining, secondary forming, and joining operations applied to composite manufacturing allow the design of new PMCs structures to satisfy specific product requirements.

Specifically, machining operations can be employed to improve dimensional and functional requirements. Tool geometry, cutting speed, and step depth have to be properly set, because they can affect the surface and machining accuracy and the sheet delamination. Secondary forming aims to apply flexible configurable tooling in the workability of the downstream PMCs and achieve versatile solutions with regard to the provision of re-manufacture strategies. Finally, joining operations must become essential in PMCs manufacturing to attain the desired product function and to enhance the process efficiency. Indeed, PMCs can be connected to other materials, such as metals, into a multi-material hybrid structure, exceeding the difficulties related to the strong dissimilar physical–chemical properties. Consequently, the performance of each manufactured part depends on the connection properties.

This Special Issue aims to provide a platform for debating open issues and challenges related to various manufacturing strategies employable in PMCs processing.

Prof. Dr. Francesco Gagliardi
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • polymeric matrix composites (PMCs)
  • forming
  • joining
  • additive manufacturing
  • machining

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