1. Edition - November 2008
142.- Euro
2008. XIV, 292 Pages, Hardcover
204 Fig. (28 Colored Fig.), 17 Tab. 
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-31829-1
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-31829-2 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim






Content

Sample Chapter

Index



Short description
The book covers self-healing concepts for all important material classes and their applications: polymers, ceramics, non-metallic and metallic coatings, alloys, nanocomposites, concretes and cements, as well as ionomers.

From the contents
SELF-HEALING MATERIALS: FUNDAMENTALS, DESIGN STRATEGIES, AND APPLICATIONS
Introduction
Definition of Self-Healing
Design Strategies
Applications
SELF-HEALING POLYMERS AND POLYMER COMPOSITES
Introduction and the State of the Art
Preparation and Characterization of the Self-Healing Agent Consisting of Microencapsulated Epoxy and Latent Curing Agent
Mechanical Performance and Fracture Toughness of Self-Healing Epoxy
Evaluation of the Self-Healing Woven Glass Fabric/Epoxy Laminates
SELF-HEALING IONOMERS
Introduction
Ionomer Background
Self-Healing of Ionomers
Other Ionomer Studies
Self-Healing Ionomer Composites
SELF-HEALING ANTICORROSION COATINGS
Introduction
Reflow-Based and Self-Sealing Coatings
Self-Healing Coating-Based Active Corrosion Protection
SELF-HEALING PROCESSES IN CONCRETE
Introduction
State of the Art
Self-Healing Research at Delft
Self-Healing Research at Cardiff
A View to the Future
SELF-HEALING OF SURFACE CRACKS IN STRUCTURAL CERAMICS
Introduction
Fracture Manner of Ceramics
History
Mechanism
Composition and Structure
Valid Conditions
Crack-Healing Effect
New Structural Integrity Method
Advanced Self-Crack Healing Ceramics
SELF-HEALING OF METALLIC MATERIALS: SELF-HEALING OF CREEP CAVITY AND FATIGUE CAVITY/CRACK
Introduction
Self-Healing of Creep Cavity in Heat Resisting Steels
Self-Healing of Fatigue Damage
PRINCIPLES OF SELF-HEALING IN METALS AND ALLOYS: AN INTRODUCTION
Introduction
Liquid-Based Healing Mechanism
Healing in the Solid State: Precipitation-Assisted Self-Healing Metals
MODELING SELF-HEALING OF FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER - MATRIX COMPOSITES WITH DISTRIBUTED DAMAGE
Introduction
Damage Model
Healing Model
Damage and Plasticity Identification
Healing Identification
Damage and Healing Hardening
Verification