Abstract
Due to their high specific strength and stiffness fibre reinforced plastics (FRP) are not only significant in aviation and aerospace. Apart from potential for lightweight construction these materials offer additional possibilities for often disregarded applications helping to take an exceptional position for mechanical engineering. This is exemplary shown in the following article. However, there has to be a learning process before handling FRP efficient in that field. To assess the fitness of these materials in the right way a method will be developed to identify potential applications.
| Translated title of the contribution | Potential of fibre reinforced plastics in mechanical engineering |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 351-370 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Zeitschrift Kunststofftechnik/Journal of Plastics Technology |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Analyses of the potential
- Benchmark
- Branch
- CFRP
- Carbon fibre
- Composite
- Cost effectiveness
- Fibre reinforced plastic
- Lightweight construction
- Machine part
- Mechanical engineering