{"title":"Strong-as-steel CFRP","authors":"Yannick Willemin","doi":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00278-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00278-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A new hybrid process for replacing small metal structural parts with CFRP saves weight and money</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"65 6","pages":"Pages 56-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78361500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"McLaren: 40 years in the lead in automotive carbon fiber","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00272-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00272-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Carbon fiber is a car enthusiast's favorite material. It not only makes cars stronger and lighter, faster and more energy efficient, it also gives them motorsport credibility. Unfortunately, carbon fiber composite parts are expensive. Even supercar manufacturers like Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini have only managed to build one or two road car models with a carbon fiber chassis.</p><p>Django Mathijsen</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"65 6","pages":"Pages 34-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83106532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bio-based flame retardants","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00275-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00275-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Newly developed flameretardant compounds made from agricultural food waste could provide the composites sector with bio-based ways to improve fire resistance.</p><p>AIMPLAS</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"65 6","pages":"Pages 46-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82554106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Composite solutions in medical imaging","authors":"Wang Qianghua","doi":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00270-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00270-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>The development of advanced carbon fiber reinforced composites for computed </span>tomography (CT) scanning applications has helped improve diagnosis, says </span><strong>Wang Qianghua.</strong></p></div>","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"65 6","pages":"Pages 24-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89358832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Future challenges in non-metallics from an O&G industry perspective","authors":"Cláudio Jarreta Neto","doi":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00276-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00276-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Non-metallic materials, particularly fiber reinforced polymers (FRP), have a long history in the oil and gas (O&G) industry (see ‘Three phases’ box). But now, some important questions are being asked about the future challenges for non-metallics, specifically FRP composites, within the oil industry. Will its usage tend to increase and what developments are needed to create more efficient applications that would bring greater gains to operators?</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"65 6","pages":"Pages 50-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86950052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Crash testing automotive hydrogen tanks is not for dummies","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00271-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00271-X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>As BMW develops technology for hydrogen-fueled cars, understanding how tanks full of high-pressure hydrogen will react in an impact is crucial.</p><p>Django Mathijsen</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"65 6","pages":"Pages 28-33"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76377111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Looking back to go forward","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00265-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00265-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Liz Nickels digs into the <em>Reinforced Plastics</em> archives to remember what was happening in the composite industry of the past.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"65 6","pages":"Pages 6-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"92020423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pulling the cork out of the bottle","authors":"Andrew Smith","doi":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00266-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00266-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>How can the composites industry bounce back from materials shortages and supply chain issues, post-COVID?</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"65 6","pages":"Pages 8-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82761418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Composites six feet under","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00277-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0034-3617(21)00277-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A carbon fiber 3D printed cage using Markforged technology offers protection to vital robotic technology, proving its value in an underground exploration challenge.</p><p>Markforged</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101069,"journal":{"name":"Reinforced Plastics","volume":"65 6","pages":"Pages 54-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90644418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}