About the book
High-performance fiber-reinforced polymer/ceramic/metal composites are the current state-of-the-art for lightweight structures and their use is rising exponentially in a wide range of applications. They offer outstanding mechanical properties: high strength and stiffness, low weight, and low susceptibility to fatigue and corrosion. This book will be focused on the next-generation fiber-reinforced composites, which possess better mechanical properties for engineering applications. For polymer-matrix composites (PMCs), works regarding the research contents of fabrication methods, testing and theoretical analysis for high mechanical properties (i.e., tensile, compression, and shear, et al.) and related damage mechanisms are welcome. For ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs), the works on the fabrication methods and high-temperature mechanical properties related to durability, fatigue, creep, and damage mechanisms and theoretical predictions are welcome. For metal-matrix composites (MMCs), the investigations on the fabrication methods and mechanical properties of MMCs are also welcome to be submitted.
