Economics of Composites.
Bullen, George.
Economics of Composites. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (240 pages)
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Influencing the Economics of Composite Structure Assembly -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Weight Savings -- 2.3 Part Count Reduction -- 2.4 Design for Manufacturing and Assembly -- 2.5 Example-Boeing 787 -- 2.6 Example-Airbus A350-XWB -- 2.7 Example-Mitsubishi MRJ -- References -- Chapter 3 The Impact of Composites on Assemblies: The Multivariate Random Variable -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Air Vehicle Case Study -- 3.2.1 Uncollected In-Process Costs -- 3.2.2 Improving Design -- 3.2.3 Calculating an Economic Value/Cost in Hours -- 3.2.4 MRO-In Service -- 3.2.5 Tooling -- 3.2.6 Drilling and Drill Bits -- 3.2.7 Drilling in Composites -- 3.3 Offset and Countertrade -- 3.4 Summary: The Global Supply Chain and Its Impact on Variability at Assembly -- References -- Chapter 4 Integrated Structural Health Monitoring, Embedded Sensors, and Composites-Manufacturing -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Manufacturing -- 4.2.1 Monitoring Raw Materials (Composite Material Value Stream Enhancement) -- 4.2.2 RFID-Aerospace Economic Case Study -- 4.2.3 Impact Damage to Composite Parts -- 4.2.4 Composite Tooling Management -- 4.2.5 Embedded Sensors-Design/Manufacturing Considerations -- 4.3 Summary -- References -- Additional Reading -- Chapter 5 Integrated Structural Health Monitoring, Embedded Sensors, and Composites-Parts and Products -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Embedded Sensors -- 5.2.1 Practical Applications Examples -- 5.2.1.1 Bridges -- 5.2.2 Wind Turbine Blades-Case Study -- 5.2.3 Innovative Human Application -- 5.2.4 Innovative Airplane Applications -- 5.3 Summary -- Keywords -- References -- Additional Reading -- Chapter 6 Health, Safety, and Environment -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Health and Safety -- 6.2.1 Fabrication -- 6.2.2 Use -- 6.3 Summary. References -- Additional Reading -- Chapter 7 Total Life Cycle Cost of Composites -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Elements of TLCC of Composites -- 7.3 Economics of Composites Case Study: Commercial Aviation -- 7.4 Comparing Composites and Aluminum -- 7.5 Micro Economics and the Cost of Composites -- 7.6 Macro Economics Calculations and Case Study -- 7.7 Summary -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 8 Enabling the Full Potential of Composites -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Metal Graphite Composites -- 8.2.1 Copper Graphite Composites -- 8.2.2 Silver Graphite Composite Compounds -- 8.2.3 Aluminum Graphite Composites -- 8.2.4 Light Metal Graphite Composites -- 8.3 Fiber Reinforced Composites -- 8.3.1 CFRP-Plastic with Special Properties -- 8.3.2 Carbon Fiber Reinforced Carbon (CFC) -- 8.3.3 Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics (GRP) -- 8.3.4 Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC) -- 8.4 Coatings for Composites -- 8.4.1 Silicon Carbide (SiC) Coatings -- 8.4.1.1 SiC/B4C Coatings -- 8.4.2 Pyro-Carbon Layers -- 8.5 Silicon Carbide (SiC) -- 8.5.1 Silicon Carbide Sintered Without Pressure (SSiC) -- 8.5.2 Hot-Pressed Silicon Carbide (HPSiC)/Hot Isostatically Pressed SiC (HIPSiC) -- 8.5.3 Recrystallized Silicon Carbide (RSiC) -- 8.5.4 Liquid-Phase Sintered Silicon Carbide (LPSiC) -- 8.6 Mixed Ceramics -- 8.7 Tribology -- 8.7.1 Special Tribological Applications -- 8.8 Thermal Management -- 8.8.1 Devices for Passive Heat Dissipation -- 8.9 Medical, Measurement, and Analytical Engineering -- 8.10 Medical Engineering -- 8.10.1 Arthroscopic Pins -- 8.10.2 Dialysis Measuring Cells -- 8.10.3 Dental Root Pins -- 8.10.4 X-Ray Rotating Anodes -- 8.11 Analytical Engineering -- 8.11.1 Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) -- 8.11.2 Conductivity Measuring Cells -- 8.12 Graphene/Au Composites -- 8.12.1 Medical -- 8.12.2 Solar -- 8.12.3 Condoms -- 8.13 Summary -- References. Chapter 9 Composite Assembly -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Design -- 9.2.1 Performance Optimization Versus Assembly Considerations -- 9.2.2 Distortion Reduction -- 9.2.3 Balanced Layups -- 9.2.4 Symmetrical Layups -- 9.2.5 Unitized Structure -- 9.2.6 Bondline Preparation -- 9.2.7 Peel Ply -- 9.2.8 Solvent Clean -- 9.2.9 Plasma Clean -- 9.2.10 Co-cure versus Co-bond -- 9.3 Interlaminar Tension -- 9.3.1 Pullup and Out-of-Plane Concerns -- 9.4 Hole Quality Producibility -- 9.5 Corrosion Prevention -- 9.5.1 Stopping the Electrolyte (Water) -- 9.5.2 Lightning Strike Protection -- 9.6 Fabrication -- 9.7 Thickness Control -- 9.8 Bagside Accuracy -- 9.9 Radius Thinning -- 9.10 Shrinkage and Bow Waves -- 9.11 Tool Material Selection -- 9.12 Hole Generation -- 9.13 Process Development -- 9.13.1 One Up Assembly -- 9.13.2 Drill Dry or Wet -- 9.13.3 Drill Selection -- 9.13.4 Drill Types -- 9.14 Assembly Automation -- 9.14.1 Drivers for Automation -- 9.14.2 Hole Generation -- 9.14.3 Dust Collection: Health Hazard -- 9.14.4 Hole Quality -- 9.14.5 All Diamond Drills -- 9.15 Defects -- 9.16 Quality Control -- 9.17 Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 10 Return on Investment -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Return on Investment (Wall Street) -- 10.3 Current Trends and Challenges -- 10.4 The Return on Investment Process -- 10.4.1 Evaluation Planning -- 10.4.2 Develop Baseline Data -- 10.4.3 ROI Proposal -- 10.4.4 Data Collection-During Installation -- 10.4.5 Data Collection-After Installation -- 10.4.6 Data Analysis-The Effects -- 10.4.7 Data Analysis-Convert Time to Money -- 10.4.8 Capture Cost of Solution -- 10.4.9 Calculating the Return on Investment -- 10.4.10 Identify Intangible Benefits -- 10.4.11 Develop Reports and Communicate Results -- 10.5 Sample Calculation (Case Study) -- 10.6 Summary -- Reference -- Additional Reading -- Chapter 11 Summary-Final Thoughts. 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Constantly Emerging Challenges That Impact the Cost of Composites -- 11.3 Uncollected In-Process Costs -- 11.4 Design -- 11.5 MRO-In Service -- 11.6 Drill Bits for Composites -- 11.7 Drilling in Composites -- 11.8 Process Sensitivity -- 11.9 Final Thoughts -- References -- Appendix: Key Terms and Definitions -- Index -- About The Authors -- George N. Bullen -- Carroll Grant -- Dan Day -- Alan Hiken -- David Champa.
Captures the state of the composites industry to assist engineering/technical professionals in charting a course for achieving economic success. The book discusses the material characteristics of composites, their applications, and complex composites manufacturing processes.
9780768088564
Composite materials-Economic aspects.
Airplanes-Materials-Technological innovations-Costs.
Composite materials in automobiles-Costs.
Composite materials industry.
Electronic books.
TA418.9.C6 .B855 2015
338.4/7620118
Economics of Composites. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (240 pages)
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Influencing the Economics of Composite Structure Assembly -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Weight Savings -- 2.3 Part Count Reduction -- 2.4 Design for Manufacturing and Assembly -- 2.5 Example-Boeing 787 -- 2.6 Example-Airbus A350-XWB -- 2.7 Example-Mitsubishi MRJ -- References -- Chapter 3 The Impact of Composites on Assemblies: The Multivariate Random Variable -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Air Vehicle Case Study -- 3.2.1 Uncollected In-Process Costs -- 3.2.2 Improving Design -- 3.2.3 Calculating an Economic Value/Cost in Hours -- 3.2.4 MRO-In Service -- 3.2.5 Tooling -- 3.2.6 Drilling and Drill Bits -- 3.2.7 Drilling in Composites -- 3.3 Offset and Countertrade -- 3.4 Summary: The Global Supply Chain and Its Impact on Variability at Assembly -- References -- Chapter 4 Integrated Structural Health Monitoring, Embedded Sensors, and Composites-Manufacturing -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Manufacturing -- 4.2.1 Monitoring Raw Materials (Composite Material Value Stream Enhancement) -- 4.2.2 RFID-Aerospace Economic Case Study -- 4.2.3 Impact Damage to Composite Parts -- 4.2.4 Composite Tooling Management -- 4.2.5 Embedded Sensors-Design/Manufacturing Considerations -- 4.3 Summary -- References -- Additional Reading -- Chapter 5 Integrated Structural Health Monitoring, Embedded Sensors, and Composites-Parts and Products -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Embedded Sensors -- 5.2.1 Practical Applications Examples -- 5.2.1.1 Bridges -- 5.2.2 Wind Turbine Blades-Case Study -- 5.2.3 Innovative Human Application -- 5.2.4 Innovative Airplane Applications -- 5.3 Summary -- Keywords -- References -- Additional Reading -- Chapter 6 Health, Safety, and Environment -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Health and Safety -- 6.2.1 Fabrication -- 6.2.2 Use -- 6.3 Summary. References -- Additional Reading -- Chapter 7 Total Life Cycle Cost of Composites -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Elements of TLCC of Composites -- 7.3 Economics of Composites Case Study: Commercial Aviation -- 7.4 Comparing Composites and Aluminum -- 7.5 Micro Economics and the Cost of Composites -- 7.6 Macro Economics Calculations and Case Study -- 7.7 Summary -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 8 Enabling the Full Potential of Composites -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Metal Graphite Composites -- 8.2.1 Copper Graphite Composites -- 8.2.2 Silver Graphite Composite Compounds -- 8.2.3 Aluminum Graphite Composites -- 8.2.4 Light Metal Graphite Composites -- 8.3 Fiber Reinforced Composites -- 8.3.1 CFRP-Plastic with Special Properties -- 8.3.2 Carbon Fiber Reinforced Carbon (CFC) -- 8.3.3 Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics (GRP) -- 8.3.4 Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMC) -- 8.4 Coatings for Composites -- 8.4.1 Silicon Carbide (SiC) Coatings -- 8.4.1.1 SiC/B4C Coatings -- 8.4.2 Pyro-Carbon Layers -- 8.5 Silicon Carbide (SiC) -- 8.5.1 Silicon Carbide Sintered Without Pressure (SSiC) -- 8.5.2 Hot-Pressed Silicon Carbide (HPSiC)/Hot Isostatically Pressed SiC (HIPSiC) -- 8.5.3 Recrystallized Silicon Carbide (RSiC) -- 8.5.4 Liquid-Phase Sintered Silicon Carbide (LPSiC) -- 8.6 Mixed Ceramics -- 8.7 Tribology -- 8.7.1 Special Tribological Applications -- 8.8 Thermal Management -- 8.8.1 Devices for Passive Heat Dissipation -- 8.9 Medical, Measurement, and Analytical Engineering -- 8.10 Medical Engineering -- 8.10.1 Arthroscopic Pins -- 8.10.2 Dialysis Measuring Cells -- 8.10.3 Dental Root Pins -- 8.10.4 X-Ray Rotating Anodes -- 8.11 Analytical Engineering -- 8.11.1 Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) -- 8.11.2 Conductivity Measuring Cells -- 8.12 Graphene/Au Composites -- 8.12.1 Medical -- 8.12.2 Solar -- 8.12.3 Condoms -- 8.13 Summary -- References. Chapter 9 Composite Assembly -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Design -- 9.2.1 Performance Optimization Versus Assembly Considerations -- 9.2.2 Distortion Reduction -- 9.2.3 Balanced Layups -- 9.2.4 Symmetrical Layups -- 9.2.5 Unitized Structure -- 9.2.6 Bondline Preparation -- 9.2.7 Peel Ply -- 9.2.8 Solvent Clean -- 9.2.9 Plasma Clean -- 9.2.10 Co-cure versus Co-bond -- 9.3 Interlaminar Tension -- 9.3.1 Pullup and Out-of-Plane Concerns -- 9.4 Hole Quality Producibility -- 9.5 Corrosion Prevention -- 9.5.1 Stopping the Electrolyte (Water) -- 9.5.2 Lightning Strike Protection -- 9.6 Fabrication -- 9.7 Thickness Control -- 9.8 Bagside Accuracy -- 9.9 Radius Thinning -- 9.10 Shrinkage and Bow Waves -- 9.11 Tool Material Selection -- 9.12 Hole Generation -- 9.13 Process Development -- 9.13.1 One Up Assembly -- 9.13.2 Drill Dry or Wet -- 9.13.3 Drill Selection -- 9.13.4 Drill Types -- 9.14 Assembly Automation -- 9.14.1 Drivers for Automation -- 9.14.2 Hole Generation -- 9.14.3 Dust Collection: Health Hazard -- 9.14.4 Hole Quality -- 9.14.5 All Diamond Drills -- 9.15 Defects -- 9.16 Quality Control -- 9.17 Summary -- Further Reading -- Chapter 10 Return on Investment -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Return on Investment (Wall Street) -- 10.3 Current Trends and Challenges -- 10.4 The Return on Investment Process -- 10.4.1 Evaluation Planning -- 10.4.2 Develop Baseline Data -- 10.4.3 ROI Proposal -- 10.4.4 Data Collection-During Installation -- 10.4.5 Data Collection-After Installation -- 10.4.6 Data Analysis-The Effects -- 10.4.7 Data Analysis-Convert Time to Money -- 10.4.8 Capture Cost of Solution -- 10.4.9 Calculating the Return on Investment -- 10.4.10 Identify Intangible Benefits -- 10.4.11 Develop Reports and Communicate Results -- 10.5 Sample Calculation (Case Study) -- 10.6 Summary -- Reference -- Additional Reading -- Chapter 11 Summary-Final Thoughts. 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Constantly Emerging Challenges That Impact the Cost of Composites -- 11.3 Uncollected In-Process Costs -- 11.4 Design -- 11.5 MRO-In Service -- 11.6 Drill Bits for Composites -- 11.7 Drilling in Composites -- 11.8 Process Sensitivity -- 11.9 Final Thoughts -- References -- Appendix: Key Terms and Definitions -- Index -- About The Authors -- George N. Bullen -- Carroll Grant -- Dan Day -- Alan Hiken -- David Champa.
Captures the state of the composites industry to assist engineering/technical professionals in charting a course for achieving economic success. The book discusses the material characteristics of composites, their applications, and complex composites manufacturing processes.
9780768088564
Composite materials-Economic aspects.
Airplanes-Materials-Technological innovations-Costs.
Composite materials in automobiles-Costs.
Composite materials industry.
Electronic books.
TA418.9.C6 .B855 2015
338.4/7620118