Mechanical Properties of PVC Composites and Nanocomposites

This chapter is a review on the mechanical properties of PVC-based composite and nanocomposite materials. These materials are suitable for many applications such as automotive industries, construction, packaging, and aerospace due to their good mechanical properties. However, these properties are influenced by many parameters mainly fiber size, processing conditions and interfacial adhesion between fiber and matrix. Several studies are reported in this paper about mechanical properties of composite and nanocomposite materials based on PVC matrix. Prediction of mechanical properties of polymer-based composites/nanocomposites using mathematical and numerical model is also reported in the last section of this chapter.