Carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) are lighter and stronger than metal and are used in a variety of industries, including aviation, aerospace, automotive, marine, and sporting goods. In recent ...

Mitsubishi Electric has been developing lightweight, high-strength CFRPs for space satellites. By combining such technologies for composite-material design and low-cost manufacturing, the company has ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "CF & CFRP Market by End-Use Industry (A&D, Wind Energy, Automotive, Sports, Civil Engineering, Pipe & Tank, Marine, Medical, E&E), Resin ...

Holes can be drilled in carbon-reinforced plastics and other composite materials. Holes can be drilled quickly and automatically in CFRP. Scientists at Laser Center Hannover (LZH), Germany, have ...

USC researchers have developed a new process to upcycle the composite materials appearing in automobile panels and light rail vehicles, addressing a current environmental challenge in the ...

In the quest for stronger, more resilient buildings and infrastructure, engineers are turning to innovative solutions, such as concrete-filled steel tube columns (CFST) strengthened with carbon ...

The plastic combines the key material properties of steel cylinders with an ultra-low weight, making hydraulic cylinders 70% lighter. Leichtbau BW, the public development agency serving companies and ...

In a notable advancement for chemistry, innovators at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have devised a closed-loop process for synthesizing an exceptionally resilient ...

The HITEC project aimed to mature materials and manufacturing technology for producing thermally and electrically optimized, nanomaterial-enhanced carbon fiber composite sandwich panels for use on ...

Researchers recently developed a quasi-3D extend finite element method, a novel and computationally efficient method for simulating damage propagation in CFRP laminates. Their technique may make CFRP ...