Compared to traditional structural materials, polymer matrix composites (PMC) offer greatly enhanced performance and flexibility. However, these benefits come at the cost of increased material ...

President, Wyoming Test Fixtures Inc. An important consideration for many composite structures, damage assessment targets two primary components: damage resistance and damage tolerance. Damage ...

Grasse Zur Composite Testing specialises in the testing of fiber-reinforced plastics and operates a ISO 17025 accredited testing laboratory at its Berlin site. In addition, the company develops ...

This centre offers a wide range of customized services applied to plastics and composite materials. Since 2011, two new activities have completed the lab’s recognized experience in the field of ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Researcher David Moore holds a rectangle of hard carbon composite material, smooth with a faint woven pattern on its surface. The sample shows normal wear and tear until he turns ...

Interest in the use of composites to reduce vehicle weight and increase performance is rising rapidly among automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers. But their demands are strict: they require ...

fueling and simulated launch cycles. The nine-month, 40-cycle series of tests, concluded Aug. 9, is part of Northrop Grumman’s ongoing partnership with NASA to help mature space technologies required ...

Henkel AG & Co. KGA has opened a test facility for composites in Yokohama, Japan, to serve the auto industry. The new site is in response to automotive sector's increasing interests in composite and ...

Thermal runaway propagation — the cascade in which a failing cell triggers sequential failure across an entire battery module – is now a primary safety hazard in utility-scale lithium-ion battery ...