Composite materials

  • Ongoing research in "composite materials" aims to optimize the chemical, thermal, and mechanical properties of these materials according to specific technological requirements, thus contributing to their widespread use in space , automotive, construction, and many other fields.
  • Strength will occur in composites with a matrix of metallic, polymer or ceramic materials reinforced with fibrous or particulate reinforcements. This process of providing specific material properties (lightness, stiffness under load, etc.) defines the most widely used composite materials in engineering but the heterogeneous properties provide a moving reference beyond compounding from a mechanical point of view is difficult.

We focus on this course (Composites) for:

  1. Composites: (Overview of composite materials: (definition, classification, volume fractions, mass fractions).

  2. Components of composite materials: (resins, fillers and additives, fibers and fabrics, major types of fibers).

  3. Additives: (Role of additive pigment coloring, UV stabilizer, IR stabilizer, thermal stabilizers, compatibilizing agents, antistatic agents, flame retardants).

  4. Reinforcement fillers: (This section demonstrates how formulation can be adapted to meet processing methods and desired properties).




Target audience: First-year Master's students (S2), 
: speciality: Molecular Chemistry.