Nano-engineered composites: a multiscale approach for adding toughness to fibre reinforced composites KU Leuven
Fibre reinforced composites, and certainly carbon fibre composites (CFRP's), are champions in combining stiffness, strength and low weight. This unique set of properties has resulted in a strong increase of the use of composites in airplanes (up to 50% of their structural weight), and supports the expectation that CFRP's will soon make a breakthrough in automotive and other transport applications. One of the major limitations to the use of ...