In this interview, Ian McEnteggart, Composites Market Manager for Instron, talks to AZoM regarding the important processes involved in modern composites testing and how this is opening up new avenues ...

There is no doubt that the developments in materials science over the past 20 years have opened up vast, opportunities for industry. The introduction of novel materials has allowed industry to enhance ...

Although standardized test methods for fiber-reinforced composites are used for a wide variety of fiber forms, most of these test methods were developed with a focus on composites with continuous ...

Beyond the obvious lightweighting advantages, the thing that makes composites so appealing to the aerospace market is the variability that permits engineers to tailor laminates to a wide range of ...

Retlif Testing Laboratories, a Ronkonkoma-based testing and compliance firm, has launched a new dedicated composites testing laboratory in Plainview. The new 1,600-square-foot composites testing ...

As the automotive industry seeks ever-more-urgently to embrace composites, there is an increasing demand for testing composite material behavior at high-strain rates. The need for detailed data to ...

Lambient Technologies’ new testing system uses dielectric analysis (DEA) to monitor the material’s entire cure in real time.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Researcher David Moore holds a rectangle of hard carbon composite material, smooth with a faint woven pattern on its surface. The sample shows normal wear and tear until he turns ...

The composite material testing market is experiencing a surge in demand driven by the increasing preference for lightweight composite structures. The composite material testing market is witnessing ...

North Carolina State University researchers have demonstrated a carbon fiber composite that can repair internal cracks over 1,000 times in lab tests, far exceeding prior self-healing materials. If ...