Index

a accelerated aging techniques 723 principles 726 acidic aqueous media polymerization reaction stages 659 acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR)-based composites 300 -NBR/butadiene rubber blends 558 acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymers 689 advanced functional fibers 444 adverse chemical reactions 85 aerobics group fitness class 780 aerospace industry 118, 125, 127, 130, 176, 179 development of GFRP 203 aggregate model 412 A-glass 187 alkaline treatment 478 alkali treatment 12 aluminum -flyer plates 19 poles 774 aluminum trihydrate 697 aluminum trihydroxide, Al(OH) 3 (ATH) 780 application of 780 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane interactions with silica fiber surface, schematic presentation 345 ammonium peroxydisulfate stoichiometry, aniline oxidation with 659 amorphous silica equivalent loadings, vulcanizate based on 556 -filler, comparison 547 amorphous thermoplastics 315 orientation of 315 aniline, oxidative polymerization rate 660 temperature profile in 660 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) 282 aramid fibers resemble inorganic fibers 776 area-to-volume (A/V) ratio 677 aspect ratio (AR) 577, 578, 686 ASTM cantilever bending device 372 asymptotic homogenization theory 87 atomic force microscopy (AFM) 661 study of 229 atomization 576 autoclave consolidation cycle 125 automated extruder compression molding schematic presentation 116 automatic thermoplastic tape lay-up schematic presentation 116 Automotive Composites Consortium 177 automotive industry 9 , 11, 112, 116, 121, 133, 176, 177, 361, 479, 480, 692, 753 average-field homogenization theory 87 aviation, transportation 755-757 business aviation 756 commercial aircrafts 756 helicopter 757 military aircraft 755 space 757 axial modulus 410 axial ratio threshold 588 b bag molding process 7, 8 banana fiber 12, 13 Beecher model 704 bending-induced damage 416 bending stiffness 384 standard test method 373 beta-modification 323 beta-nucleated PP films