Composite material

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A cloth of woven carbon fiber filaments, a common element in composite materials

Composite materials (or composites for short) are engineered materials made from more than one material with very different physical or chemical properties and which remain separate and able to be told apart on a macroscopic level inside the composite.

[change] Background

Plywood is a common composite material that many people encounter in their everyday lives

The most primitive composite materials were straw and mud in the form of bricks for building construction. The Biblical book of Exodus tells of the Israelites that were oppressed by Pharaoh and forced to make "bricks without straw".^[1] Today we use shower stalls and bath tubs made of fiberglass, a type of composite.

[change] Other pages

• Alloy
• Fibre
• Polymer
• Thermoplastic
• Reinforced concrete

[change] Other websites

• Composite material key concepts
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers: Plastics, Composites & Coatings Community

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