The electric vehicles development is not only driven by the environmental protection. China also hopes to reduce fuel consumption hence further to reduce dependence on imported oil. The Chinese ...

As opposed to conventional metal alloys, metal matrix composites (MMCs) possess inimitable physical, thermal, electrical, chemical, and mechanical properties that make them most suitable in today’s ...

Here, Klaus Ritter, Head of the Centre of Excellence for Composites at Huntsman Advanced Materials, looks at how the company is helping to optimise the latest out-of-autoclave manufacturing techniques ...

General Motors has filed a patent application for wheels made from a combination of metal and composite material, which the automaker claims could reduce weight and materials cost. Most production-car ...

Ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) and metal matrix composites (MMCs) have long played an important role for the military and aerospace in protecting military vehicles, as well as spacecraft and space ...

Explore Kautex Textron's thermoplastic composite battery enclosures for EVs, using glass fiber-reinforced PP and PA via ...

The class of materials known as ceramic matrix composites, or CMCs, shows considerable promise for providing fracture-toughness values similar to those for metals such as cast iron. Two kinds of ...

Dow Automotive Systems has extended its technology for carbon-fiber bonding solutions by adding an injection bonding technique for Betaforce composite bonding adhesives. This development should enable ...