Use Of Composite Materials In Engineering

The structural component of a composite may consist of fibres made of glass or carbon graphite shorter whiskers made of silicon carbide or aluminum oxide or longer tungsten boron filaments the matrix material may be an epoxy resin or other high temperature plastic aluminum or some other metal or a ceramic such as silicon nitride fibreglass reinforced plastic is the best known.

Use of composite materials in engineering.

Composite materials include any products made from a blend of two or more base materials according to the university of delaware s center for composite materials. Eds advances in manufacturing technology ii. In countries like the united states india and china structures made only from polymeric materials for electric energy transmission have been developed. Composite materials emerged in the middle of the 20th century as a promising class of engineering materials providing new prospects for modern technology.

By mixing multiple materials together manufacturers can combine the best properties of each base component. Lindsay t g milne h j. The application of composites in the defense industry dates back to the early 1940 s. 1987 the use of composite materials in engineering.

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