Course description
This course is aimed at delegates with an engineering and materials science background, and will teach you about the latest advancements in new materials, specifically looking into high performance nanomaterials (such as graphene and carbon nanotubes) and their use for manufacturing advanced and multifunctional composites for the aerospace, automotive oil & gas and marine sectors. The course will also cover selection rationale for nanomaterials and protocols for handling in industrial environments.
Cranfield University Composites Centre (Enhanced Composites and Structures Centre) has more than 20 years of experience of research, development and teaching across composites materials, composites manufacture, process control and material/structure performance. The centre currently delivers to an international audience of postgraduate students and industrial clients (Airbus, AkzoNobel, Bentley, Bombardier, Hexcel, McLaren, Rolls-Royce, Safran, Scott Bader, RedBull, Petronas, etc). The centre has unique materials processing, compounding, filament making, nanomaterials production and composites characterisation facilities. We are able to deliver bespoke training courses covering a broad range of composites related topics, via online or in-person attendance.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This course is suitable for applicants registered for a degree in engineering and materials science (or equivalent), as well as the industrial sector and academic research community, who are involved in composites manufacturing and interested in the use of nanomaterials.
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What you will learn
You will acquire a fundamental understanding of nanomaterials structure, synthesis, processing and handling protocols, and will learn about the selection of nanomaterials for use in extreme environments, as well as multiscale composites manufacturing using nanomaterials for aerospace and advanced engineering applications.
Training Course Content
Core content
- Basic understanding of nanotechnology and nanomaterials
- Manufacturing of high purity graphene and carbon nanotubes
- Integration of nanomaterials in traditional glass/carbon fibre composites
- Improving fracture toughness and impact resistance of composites with nanomaterials
- High performance carbon nanotube fibres as potential replacement of carbon fibres
- Nano materials for improving the surface and functional properties of composites
- Case studies for nanomaterials reinforced for multiscale composites for aerospace, automotive and marine applications
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Cranfield is a specialist postgraduate university that is a global leader for education and transformational research in technology and management. We have many world-class, large-scale facilities, including our own global research airport, which offers a unique environment for transformational education...