Engineered Stability The History of Composite Materials in the 19th and 20th Centuries

How long have composites been around? Where does the classical laminate theory come from? Who made the first modern fiber composite? This work in the history of materials science is the first examination of the strategies employed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in researching and developi...

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Main Author: Haka, Andreas T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wiesbaden Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Early composite materials
  • Development of composite materials in the industrial context of the 19th century
  • Composites in the context of polymer chemistry in the 20th century
  • Development of hybrid material systems in the second half of the 20th century
  • Evaluation