Composite materials combine two or more materials while keeping their individual properties. Examples include concrete, mud and straw bricks, and reinforced plastics. Engineers use composites to create strong, lightweight, and durable structures for various applications, such as aircraft and boats. Composites are often made in layers with interwoven fiber reinforcement. They have revolutionized industries by allowing for the development of higher quality materials.
Composite
materials for building, engineering and other similar applications
are formed by the combination of two or more materials in such a way that the
the constituents are still distinguishable and not completely mixed. One
example is concrete, which uses cement as a binding material in
combination with aggregates, such as gravel, such as,
a reinforcement. In many cases, the concrete uses the rebar as a second
reinforcement, making it a three-phase compound, due to the three
elements involved.
This type of material takes advantage of the different strengths and capabilities of its different elements.
In the case of mud and straw bricks, for example, mud is a very good one
binding material, but it can’t resist compression and force well.
Straw, on the other hand, resists compression well without
crumble or break, so it serves to reinforce the binding action
some mud. Humans have created composite materials to build
stronger and lighter objects for thousands of years.
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most composite materials use two constituents: a binder or
matrix and a reinforcer. The reinforcement is stronger and stiffer,
forming a kind of backbone, while the matrix keeps the reinforcement in a
established place. The binder also protects the reinforcement, which can be
brittle or brittle, as is the case with the long glass fibers used in used
combination with plastic to produce glass fiber. Generally, composites have
excellent compressibility combined with good tensile strength, making
their versatility in a wide range of situations.
engineers
build anything from a patio to an airplane look unique
emphasizes that their construction will suffer. Extreme changes in
temperature, external forces, and water or chemical erosion are everything
considered in a needs assessment. When building an aircraft, for
For example, engineers need a lightweight, strong material that can insulate
and protect passengers during aircraft surfacing. An airplane made of
pure metal could fail catastrophically if a small crack appeared in the
aircraft skin. On the other hand, one integrating
reinforced materials such as glass fiber, graphite and other hybrids
it will be stronger and less likely to break at the stress points in
turbulent situations.
Many
composites are made in layers or layers, with an interwoven fiber
reinforcement interposed between layers of plastic or similar
binder. These materials have the advantage of being very moldable, as in
the hull of a fiberglass boat. Composites have revolutionized a number
of industries, especially the aviation industry, in which
the development of higher quality materials allows companies to build bigger and better aircraft.
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