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Going to Extremes Meeting the Emerging Demand for Durable Polymer Matrix Composites (2005) / Chapter Skim
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... Advanced PMCs have been extolled for their many advantages, including light weight, high specific strength and stiffness, property tailorability, and increased flexibility of design. However, in environmental conditions differing greatly from the ambient -- that is, in extreme environments -- the inherently complex material response of PMCs over time and the resulting evolution of their structural and functional properties have limited their effectiveness.
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... To improve this situation, several factors must be considered, including the current state of predictive modeling and design practice for PMC components, the variety of accelerated testing techniques used to qualify material components, the influence of processing parameters, existing long-term databases, and target applications. To significantly advance the predictive capability, which will in turn enable reliable and tighter design of PMCs and dramatically increase insertion opportunities, the following recommendations are offered.
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... Recommendation: Mission agencies should offer sustained support to develop and maintain comprehensive information on PMC properties in a new materials informatics initiative. A steering committee on the needs of the PMC community should be formed to ensure that this effort is effectively targeted.
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