Preface

This book presents information about composite materials, which have a variety of applications in engineering and aeronautics, transportation, construction, sports, recreational activities, and so on.

Composite materials have anisotropic behavior, which makes these materials resistant to corrosion with a good weight-to-stiffness ratio. They are often reinforced with fibers or other particles and have the excellent capability for integration with other materials.

Composite materials consist of two or more constituents that have different physical and chemical properties. One of the constituents is the matrix, which can be polymer, ceramic, or metal. Among the most used matrix materials for composites are thermoplastic and thermoset polymers. Thermoplastics are the most common polymers and include polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene, nylon, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), acrylonitrile-styrenebutadiene (ABS), and others. These polymers are used in medical devices, tablets, vehicles, panels, frames, interior components, buildings, roads, air- and spacecraft, and so on.

Matrix materials can be metallic, such as aluminum, magnesium, and titanium, which can be used as catalysts as well as for energy storage and corrosion resistance. They can also be ceramic, including carbon, silicon carbide, and alumina. These materials can be used in tools, wear components, bioceramics, heat exchangers, coatings, and more.

This book reports on composite materials in two sections: "Composite Materials with Polymer Matrix" and "Composite Materials with Other Kind of Matrix."

The first section evaluates the thermal and mechanical properties of thermoplastic and thermoset polymers reinforced with particles (SiC/SiO2, metallic particles, etc.) and fibers. The section includes information on using the finite element method to analyze these materials at different temperatures, as well as discusses polymers such as polyaniline (PANI) and epoxy and their electrical and electronic properties and preparation methods.

The second section discusses new 2D composites such as thin films and porous silicon for biosensors devices, as well as modification of composites based on ferrite with Co2+ and Ti4+ and their conductivity and shielding properties.

In discussing the different materials, this book includes information on the design of the materials, their structure, and their preparation methods. Composite Materials

**II**

**Section 2**

Composite Materials with Other Kind of Matrix **127**

**Chapter 8 129**

**Chapter 9 143**

Investigation of Shielding Effectiveness of M-Type Ba-Co-Ti Hexagonal

A New Boundary Element Formulation for Modeling and Optimization of Three-Temperature Nonlinear Generalized Magneto-Thermoelastic

Ferrite and Composite Materials in Microwave X-Band Systems *by Charanjeet Singh, S. Bindra Narang and Ihab A. Abdel-Latif*

Problems of FGA Composite Microstructures

*by Mohamed Abdelsabour Fahmy*

is a compilation of works that reports on this expansive field and the extensive potential applications of composite material.

> **Dr. Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury** Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Gazipur, Bangladesh

#### **Dr. José Luis Rivera-Armenta**

Tecnológico Nacional de México (TecNM)/ Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero, México

**Mohammed Muzibur Rahman, Abdullah Asiri and Inamuddin**

King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

**1**

Section 1

Composite Materials

with Polymer Matrix

Section 1
