This pioneering book presents new models for the thermomechanical behavior of composite materials, taking into account internal physico-chemical transformations such as thermodecomposition, sublimation, and melting at high temperatures. It collects unique experimental results on mechanical and thermal properties of composites at temperatures up to 2000°C.

Inhalt

Introduction. Nomenclature. 1. High-Temperature Environment and Composite Materials. 2. General Equations of Multiphase Continuum Mechanics for Ablative Composites. 3. Mathematical Model of Ablative Composites. 4. Behaviour of Matrices at High Temperatures. 5. Reinforcing Fibres under High Temperatures. 6. Unidirectional Composites under High Temperatures. 7. Textile Ablative Composites Materials. 8. Composites Reinforced by Dispersed Particles. 9. Phenomena in Composite Materials Caused by Gradient Heating. 10. Linear Ablation of Composites. 11. Thermal Stresses in Composite Structures under High Temperatures. 12. Mechanics of Composite Thin-Walled Shells under High Temperatures. Appendix. Methods of Experimental Investigation of High-Temperature Properties of Composite Materials. References. Subject Index.