Background: Traditional (i.e. thermosetting) composites are achieving increasing success in large engineering structures. This is being driven by the well-known advantages of composites over metals (strength/weight, corrosion resistance, formability). Though thermoset based composites are well established, alternatives such as thermoplastic based composites are of interest, driven by environmental requirements. So-what is the way forward for thermoplastics in large structures?
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