Date of Publication :30th November 2017

Abstract: Composites have been used for many applications seeing use in the Construction, Automotive and Aerospace Industries. The emergence of nano-materials has permitted the design of new materials like nanocomposites. These have interfaces at molecular length scales and large interaction areas. In particular, the area to volume ratio is higher which permits the tuning of the volume fraction of secondary components without loss of desired properties. New areas of design can use chemical and phase chemistry along with electrical electronic and mechanical properties. The effect of secondary contributions on the design of fracture resistant nanocomposites is outlined.

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