Manufacturing Considerations

Composites also offer a number of significant manufacturing advantages over monolithic metals and ceramics. For example, fiber-reinforced polymers and ceramics can be fabricated in large, complex shapes that would be difficult or impossible to make with other materials.

The ability to fabricate complex shapes allows consolidation of parts, which reduces machining and assembly costs. Some processes allow fabrication of parts to their final shape (net shape) or close to their final shape (near-net shape), which also produces manufacturing cost savings. The relative ease with which smooth shapes can be made is a significant factor in the use of composites in aircraft and other applications for which aerodynamic considerations are important.

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Carl Zweben

Devon, Pennsylvania

Mechanical Engineers’ Handbook: Materials and Mechanical Design, Volume 1, Third Edition.

Edited by Myer Kutz

Copyright  2006 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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