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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...