New process addresses a current environmental challenge in the transportation and energy sectors. The method is the first of its kind, reclaiming high-value materials from both the carbon fiber fabric ...

Over the decades, ASTM shear test methods, from lamina-level to multidirectional laminate-level, have continued to evolve as composite applications require higher shear strengths.

The study has pioneered a method that transforms polymer, one of the cheapest fibers in the composite space, into high-cost, valuable substances, said Travis Williams, a professor of chemistry at ...