Hongliang Ding , Jue Wang , Chuanshen Wang , Lini Wu , Wei Zhang , Lu Liu , Yun Lei , Na Sun , Keqing Zhou , Bin Yu
{"title":"Intermolecular hydrogen bonding enabling mechanically robust, thermally stable, and solvent-resistance bio-based polyimine networks","authors":"Hongliang Ding , Jue Wang , Chuanshen Wang , Lini Wu , Wei Zhang , Lu Liu , Yun Lei , Na Sun , Keqing Zhou , Bin Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.109006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.109006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the increasing awareness of environmental protection and the concept of sustainable development, covalent adaptable networks are receiving growing attention due to their intelligent functionalities and sustainability. However, they still face challenges, including how to balance comprehensive performance, dynamic features and high flammability. Herein, lignin-derived vanillin was used as a precursor to synthesize the bio-based polyimine (TMP-IPDA-Si) with excellent comprehensive performance and certain fire safety properties. The molecular dynamics simulations showed that the introduction of hydrazide structures and the formed acylhydrazone bonds enhanced the intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions between the polymer networks, resulting in polyimine materials with outstanding mechanical properties (tensile strength of 85.7 MPa) and high <em>T<sub>g</sub></em> (201.4 °C). The TMP-IPDA-Si exhibited excellent solvent resistance, retaining over 90 % of its mechanical properties after 72 h in aqueous solutions. It also showed outstanding thermal stability and high char yield (over 46 %), surpassing many previously reported polyimine. In MCC tests, the TMP-IPDA-Si displayed low THR (8.5 kJ g<sup>−1</sup>) and PHRR (170.5 W g<sup>−1</sup>) value. This study lays the scientific groundwork for designing bio-based polyimines with superior mechanical properties and high <em>T<sub>g</sub></em>, offering potential for broader applications in fire-safe and sustainable materials.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":282,"journal":{"name":"Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing","volume":"196 ","pages":"Article 109006"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143908081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A review of diamond composites for heat spreaders","authors":"Zhen Yan, Wenyi Tong, Xiangyu Wang, Desong Fan","doi":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.109008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.109008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Heat spreading is a crucial aspect of the electronic thermal management, effectively reducing thermal gradients and preventing the formation of hotspots. As the power density of electronic devices continues to increase, the limitations posed by low thermal conductivity have led to traditional heat spreaders, such as metals and ceramics, gradually falling short of meeting actual usage requirements. Thanks to the excellent thermal conductivity, mechanical properties and tunability of thermal expansion coefficient, diamond composites based heat spreaders have recently garnered extensive attention and research. However, systematic summary and review of advanced diamond composites heat spreaders are lacking, which is not conducive to actively promoting the development of this field. Herein, we conduct an in-depth review of advanced diamond composites with the aim of exploring its application value as heat spreaders. First, the theoretical background of diamond composites is presented. Subsequently, current mainstream preparation methods for diamond composites are introduced. Following this, advanced diamond composites are discussed, with a focus on the latest breakthroughs in improving thermal properties. Finally, reliability tests are explored to guide the practical application of diamond composites as heat spreaders. It is hoped that this review will contribute to further research on diamond composites as heat spreaders.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":282,"journal":{"name":"Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing","volume":"196 ","pages":"Article 109008"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143913013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yiling Yang , Jiacheng Zhang , Jian Chen , Lin Chi , Xiansong Wang , Mingsong Wang , Baosen Mi , Guisheng Li , Haijun Gui , Jinchen Fan , Youcheng Yu
{"title":"Recent advances and future prospects of nano-engineered bone cements: A state-of-the-art review","authors":"Yiling Yang , Jiacheng Zhang , Jian Chen , Lin Chi , Xiansong Wang , Mingsong Wang , Baosen Mi , Guisheng Li , Haijun Gui , Jinchen Fan , Youcheng Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108991","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108991","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Bone cements (BCs) are multifunctional scaffolds in orthopedic treatments to offer the necessary early-healing stability and physico-chemical functionality for bone tissue regeneration, which presents tailorable performance to address diverse clinical demands under the current trend of personalized healthcare. However, even the most extensively applied commercial BCs, such as polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and calcium phosphate cement (CPC), have distinctive limitations (e.g., unsuitable biodegradability and low mechanical strength). Cutting-edge nano technologies have become popular in the last two decades for multifunctional enhancement of BCs. This paper overviews the latest advancements on the development of BCs using nano technologies in terms of mechanical enhancement, biodegradability tuning, and antibacterial capability improvement. The nano technologies have been reviewed both in the aspects of various types of nano additives as functional additives and the associated techniques for incorporating nano additives into BCs, where fundamental theories and the necessary underlying mechanisms were also discussed. In particular, BCs using different nano-engineering strategies are compared, and the existing gaps between research development and clinical application are discussed. This review aims to bridge the gap between the rapid advancement of BCs driven by nano technologies in laboratory-based environment and its clinical applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":282,"journal":{"name":"Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing","volume":"196 ","pages":"Article 108991"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143913011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jianxiang Zhang , Jingyao Gao , Rongjie Yang , Kang Xu , Zhenbang Zhang , Yandong Wang , Maohua Li , Hanxi Chen , Yingying Guo , Boda Zhu , Yue Qin , Yiwei Zhou , Tao Cai , Cheng-Te Lin , Kazuhito Nishimura , Nan Jiang , Zhongbin Pan , Linhong Li , Jinhong Yu
{"title":"Large-scale fabrication of quasi-isotropic insulating boron nitride films with through-plane thermal conductivity exceeding 10 W m−1 K−1","authors":"Jianxiang Zhang , Jingyao Gao , Rongjie Yang , Kang Xu , Zhenbang Zhang , Yandong Wang , Maohua Li , Hanxi Chen , Yingying Guo , Boda Zhu , Yue Qin , Yiwei Zhou , Tao Cai , Cheng-Te Lin , Kazuhito Nishimura , Nan Jiang , Zhongbin Pan , Linhong Li , Jinhong Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108993","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108993","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Thermal management has become a critical challenge with the continuous development of high-performance electronic devices. However, achieving high through-plane and in-plane thermal conductivity within the same composite film remains a significant challenge in the design of thermal management materials. Here, a large-scale preparation of thermal management materials with isotropic high thermal conductivity and insulation properties were constructed by introduced two types of boron nitride spheres (BNs) of different diameters and boron nitride nanosheets (BNNS) as through nano-polymer engineering technology. Based on the close packing and synergistic effect of fillers, a compact three-dimensional thermal conductive network was constructed, which can significantly enhance both the thermal conductivity and insulation properties of the composite films. The fabricated composite film exhibits a dense three-dimensional hybrid network structure, resulting in a through-plane thermal conductivity of up to 11.34 W m<sup>−1</sup> K<sup>−1</sup> and an in-plane thermal conductivity of up to 9.56 W m<sup>−1</sup> K<sup>−1</sup>, demonstrating excellent isotropic thermal conductivity performance. Furthermore, the composite films have significant temperature drop performance in electric device. The strategy we proposed enables the effective fabrication of three-dimensional network structures with superior quasi-isotropic heat dissipation performance for high-temperature thermal management in practical applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":282,"journal":{"name":"Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing","volume":"196 ","pages":"Article 108993"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143913010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fangcheng Yuan , Qian Li , Tao Yu , Jiali Zhou , Jingjing Wang , Yan Li
{"title":"Investigations of high mechanical performance of pultruded sisal fiber reinforced composites","authors":"Fangcheng Yuan , Qian Li , Tao Yu , Jiali Zhou , Jingjing Wang , Yan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108976","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108976","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The comprehensive utilization of pultruded plant fiber reinforced composites (PFRCs) is limited by the sensitivity of twisting and hierarchical structures to processing parameters. Processing optimization and mechanical design of pultruded sisal fiber reinforced composites (SFRCs) were investigated. Firstly, a custom-designed pultrusion system was developed considering the twisting and hierarchical structural characteristics of plant fibers. Secondly, the processing parameters were optimized through experiments to enhance their mechanical properties. The relationships between the microstructure (twist angle), processing parameters (pulling speed and temperature) and mechanical properties (tensile, flexural and interlaminar properties) of pultruded SFRCs were clarified via ANOVA analysis. Finally, a modified theoretical model integrating variations in twist angle and processing parameters was proposed to predict the tensile modulus of pultruded SFRCs. The results demonstrated that the twist angle of sisal yarn decreased after formation due to tension. Accurate predictions on tensile modulus of pultruded SFRCs were achieved using the modified theoretical model.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":282,"journal":{"name":"Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing","volume":"196 ","pages":"Article 108976"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143928390","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yun Chen , Yifang Wang , Xiaoxiao Kong , Yu Deng , Chengyao Hou , Boxue Du
{"title":"In-situ damage behavior and dielectric responses of GFRP by coupled electrical-tensile testing: Influence of fiber orientation","authors":"Yun Chen , Yifang Wang , Xiaoxiao Kong , Yu Deng , Chengyao Hou , Boxue Du","doi":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108986","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108986","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this paper, in-situ dielectric properties of GFRPs with different fiber orientation angles of 0°, 15°, 30° and 45°, are investigated under combined electrical and mechanical tensile stresses. The results show that there is a nonlinear relationship between the dielectric polarization and mechanical stress. This is attributed to the competitive processes between the enhanced interfacial polarization and introduction of more cavities under high stress level. The dielectric loss of GFRPs reaches the maximum for 45° samples under 60% tensile stress, with an increase of 27.25%. Compared to 0° samples, the influence of tensile stress on the partial discharge and breakdown strength becomes more significant when the orientation angle is above 30°, indicating interface debonding has become the dominant role in material damage. Understanding the evolution of damage behaviors and dielectric properties under different fiber orientations is of great significance to optimize material design and improve electrical insulation performance of GFRPs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":282,"journal":{"name":"Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing","volume":"196 ","pages":"Article 108986"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143901887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanism investigation and comparison of long-term deformations caused by process-induced residual stresses in thermosetting CF/epoxy and thermoplastic CF/PAEK composite laminates","authors":"Kazuki Ryuzono , Sera Koo , Yamato Hoshikawa , Yoshiaki Kawagoe , Tomonaga Okabe","doi":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108963","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108963","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study experimentally and numerically investigated the mechanisms of process-induced deformations (PIDs) and subsequent long-term deformations (LTDs) in thermosetting CF/epoxy (T700G/2510) and thermoplastic CF/PAEK (T700G/LM-PAEK) aerospace-grade prepreg laminates. Warpage deformations in asymmetric cross-ply laminates after autoclave fabrication were measured over 84 days under controlled conditions (60 °C and 50%RH). A finite element analysis integrating anisotropic viscoelastic constitutive law and geometric nonlinearity was conducted to predict the PID and LTD using the material properties derived from the lamina-level thermomechanical analysis and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). The experimental results revealed that T700G/LM-PAEK exhibited a larger PID, which was attributed to its larger thermal strain and higher modulus during molding. In contrast, T700G/2510 exhibited a larger LTD, which was attributed to its higher sensitivity to moisture absorption. Although incorporating a moisture-sensitive shift factor was required for predicting the LTD of T700G/2510, the simulation accurately reproduced the PID and LTD for both materials. To validate the deformation simulation and provide insights into the viscoelastic behavior of the resin in aerospace-grade commercial prepregs with undisclosed chemical compositions, a self-consistent micromechanics model was further employed. This model estimated the equivalent viscoelastic properties of the resin from lamina-level DMA data. The findings demonstrated that both macroscale deformation prediction and microscale resin characterization can be achieved using only standard DMA tests on such prepregs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":282,"journal":{"name":"Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing","volume":"196 ","pages":"Article 108963"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143937521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yifan Sun , Siqi Ma , Qingze Chen , Guoliang Chen , Peigang He , Yaming Wang , Jun Qiu , Dechang Jia
{"title":"Lunar regolith simulant-derived 3D-printed geopolymers with optimized mechanical and thermal management properties","authors":"Yifan Sun , Siqi Ma , Qingze Chen , Guoliang Chen , Peigang He , Yaming Wang , Jun Qiu , Dechang Jia","doi":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108989","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108989","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lunar soil, as an in-situ resource, holds significant potential for constructing bases and habitats on the Moon. However, such constructions face challenges including limited mechanical strength and extreme temperature fluctuations ranging from −170 °C to +133 °C between lunar day and night. In this study, we developed a 3D-printed geopolymer derived from lunar regolith simulant with an optimized zig-zag structure, exhibiting exceptional mechanical performance and thermal stability. The designed structure achieved remarkable damage tolerance, with a compressive strength exceeding 12.6 MPa at ∼ 80 vol% porosity and a fracture strain of 3.8 %. Finite element method (FEM) simulations revealed that the triangular frame and wavy interlayers enhanced both stiffness and toughness. Additionally, by incorporating strategically placed holes and extending the thermal diffusion path, we significantly improved the thermal insulation of the structure, achieving an ultralow thermal conductivity of 0.24 W/(m K). Furthermore, an iron-free geopolymer coating reduced overheating under sunlight by 51.5 °C, underscoring the material’s potential for space applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":282,"journal":{"name":"Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing","volume":"196 ","pages":"Article 108989"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143900179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flax fibre bundle: A remarkable multi-scale unidirectional composite material","authors":"Margot Chalard , Camille Goudenhooft , Alessia Melelli , Mario Scheel , Timm Weitkamp , Pierre D’arras , Alain Bourmaud , Christophe Baley","doi":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108990","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108990","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Flax fibre bundles possess a remarkable structure, mainly generated through intrusive growth, that can be likened to a unidirectional composite reinforced with discontinuous fibres, resulting in complex mechanical behaviour. The main objectives of the present work are to provide a detailed description of the microstructure and local mechanical properties of the bundle components to better explain their specific mechanical behaviour. Their tensile behaviour was examined using tensile testing and scanning electron microscopy, revealing disparities in the fracture phenomena. Micro-tomographic and multi-photon microscopy images revealed the presence of fibre ends (tips) with a high fraction of crystalline and oriented cellulose. Additional tests were conducted using atomic force microscopy to estimate the thickness and indentation modulus of the middle lamellae, the primary cell wall as well as the S1 and S2 layers. These observations elucidate the origin of the remarkable multi-scale structure of the flax bundles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":282,"journal":{"name":"Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing","volume":"196 ","pages":"Article 108990"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143904401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P.-Y. Mechin , M. Grabow , A. Launay , J.C. Grandidier , Z. Zhang , V. Keryvin
{"title":"Estimation of compressive strength in thick continuous fibre composites: Quantifying the role of initial fibre misalignment","authors":"P.-Y. Mechin , M. Grabow , A. Launay , J.C. Grandidier , Z. Zhang , V. Keryvin","doi":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108950","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.108950","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The present study investigates the compressive strength of continuous fibre composites. These materials comprise almost ten different fibre/matrix pairs with four epoxy-based thermoset resin systems, three different carbon fibres and three manufacturers. The experimental values obtained from flexural testing on thick laminates (with 10 samples for each pair) are compared to an analytical compressive failure criterion. This latter model incorporates ease of use in engineering design and mechanistic contributions, including material (non-linear shear behaviour of the ply), manufacturing (initial fibre misalignment) and structural effect (loading, neighbourhood of ply). A comparison between the experimental and estimated values, using the standard deviation of the frequency distribution of fibre misalignment, demonstrates a satisfactory or excellent outcome. The comparison for a pair produced less favourable results, with greater discrepancies observed between two different manufacturers. The spatial distribution of fibre misalignment provides evidence that, in certain instances, a single value may be insufficient for accurately characterising the role of defects in compressive failure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":282,"journal":{"name":"Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing","volume":"196 ","pages":"Article 108950"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143892209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}