Composite materials are engineered materials, made from two or more constituents with significantly different physical or chemical properties which remain separate on a macroscopic level within the finished structure. Due to their special mechanical and physical properties they have the potential to replace conventional materials.

• Preface
• Contents
• List of contributing authors
• 1. Green composite materials from liquefied biomass
• 2. Tribological aspects of natural fiber composites
• 3. Development and characterization of novel fiber reinforced hybrid friction composites
• 4. Machining defects in green composites
• 5. GUSMRC – From concept to structural application
• Index