Glossary
Like any technical profession, the composite materials industry is full of proper terms and acronyms.
This glossary is there to help beginners to see more clearly as well as to constitute a memory aid for the more advanced.
Thus, glass transition temperature and RTM will no longer hold any secrets for you.
2K-C2K Compression
2K-I2K Injection
3DThree-Dimensional
ACMAdvanced Composite Materials
ADMPAutomated Dry Material Placement
AFPAutomated Fiber Placement
AFRPAramid Fibre Reinforced Polymer
AGRCAdvanced Glass Reinforced Concrete
ATCsAdvanced Thermoplastic Composites
BFRPBasalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer
BIMBladder Inflation Moulding
BMCBulk Molding Compound
BMIBismaleimide
CAD/CAMComputer-aided design/computer aided manufacturing
CCVComposite Concept Vehicle
CFChopped Fibres (carbon)
CF Carbon Fibre
CFDComputational Fluid Dynamics (simulations)
CFMComposite Flow Moulding
CFRPCarbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics/Polymer
CFRPs Continuous Fibre Reinforced Plastics
CFRTPContinuous Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composite
CFRWCarbon Fiber-Reinforced Wood
CFTPContinuous Fibre Thermoplastic
CLTECoefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion
CNCComputerized Numerical Control
CNFCarbon Nanofibres
CNTCarbon Nanotube
COECoefficient of Expansion
CTECoefficient of Thermal Expansion
CVDChemical Vapor Deposition
D-LFTDirect Long Fibre Thermoplastics
DDFDouble Diaphragm Forming
DMADimethyl aniline
DMCDough Moulding Compound
E-LFTEndless-Fibre Reinforced Long Fibre Thermoplastics
EPSExpanded Polystyrene
EPUExpanded Polyurethane
FBGSFibre Bragg Grating Sensor
FEAFinite Element Analysis
FFFFused Filament Fabrication
FRCFibre-Reinforced Concrete
FRPFibre Reinforced Polymer
GFRPGlass Fibre Reinforced Plastics
GMTGlass Mat Thermoplastics
GORGrill Opening Reinforcement
GPaFlexural modulus
GRPGlass Reinforced Plastics
GlareSandwich of glass-fibre/epoxy prepreg material between thin sheets of aluminium
HDMHifh Modulus Ductile (technology)
HDTHeat-Distortion Temperature
HMHigh Modulus
HMPEHigh-Modulus Polyethylene Fibre
HPHigh Performance
HPDCHigh Pressure Die Casting (process)
HSHigh Strenght
IMInjection Moulding
IMIntermediate Modulus
IMCIn Mold Coating
LCPLiquid-Crystal Polymers
LELLower Explosive Limit which is the level of concentration in percentage by volume in air above which explosion can occur upon ignition in a confined area
LESLow Styrene Emission
LFILong Fiber Injection
LFTLong Fiber Thermoplastic
LPCMLow Profile Compression Moulding
LRILiquid Resin Infusion
LVDTLinear Variable Differential Transducer
LWRTLow-Weight Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites
MEKMethyl Ethyl Ketone
MEKPMethyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide
MFTMouldable Fabric Technology
MIT RTMMultiple Insert Tooling RTM
MMCMetal Matrix Composite
MPaTensile strenght
NCFNatural Fiber Composites
NCFNon-Crimp Fabrics
NDCNon-Destructive Control
NDENon-Destructive Evaluation
NDINon-Destructive Inspection
NDTNon-Destructive Testing
OEMOriginal Equipment Manufacturer
PAPolyamide
PAIPolyamide-Imide
PANPolyacrylonitrile (precursor fibre)
PBTPolybutylene Terephthalate
PCPolycarbonate
PEEKPolyether Etherketone
PEIPolyetherimide
PEKKPolyetherketoneketone
PESPolyethersulphone
PETPolyethylene Terephthalate
PFPhenolic
PI fiberpolyimide fiber
PLAPolylactide
PNCsPolymer-Based Nanocomposites
POMPolyoxymethylene
PPEPersonal Protective Equipment
PPMParts per million
PPOPolyphenylene Oxide
PPSPolyphenylene Sulphide
PREPREGReinforcement materials stat have been impregnated with the resin system in a previous process
PSUPolyphenylene Sulphone
PVCPolyvinyl Chloride
RCDResidual Current Device
RFIResin Film Infusion
RIMResin Injection Molding
RTLReinforced Thermoplastic Laminate (process)
RTMResin Transfert Molding
S-RIMStructural-RIM
SCRIMPSeemann Composites Resin Infusion Molding Process
SISandwich Injection
SMCSheet Molding Compound
SMPSeamless Modelling Pastes
SRM Structural Repair Manual
STPShort Thermoplastic (Fibre)
TMCThick Moulding Compound
TPThermoplastic Polymer
TRCTextile-Reinforced Concrete
TSThermoset Resin
TgGlass-Transition Temperature
UDUnidirectional
UPRUnsaturated Polyester Resin
VARTMVacuum-Assisted Resin Tranfert Molding
VEVinyl Ester
VECVirtual Engineered Composites
VOCVolatile Organic Compound
