Tuesday, March 6, 2012

About the Composite Materials


Composite materials of construction, machinery and other similar applications are formed by combining two or more materials, so that the components of the composite materials are still distinguishable, and not quite contradictory. An example of a composite material is made of cement that is used in cement binder’s reinforced gravel. In many cases, concrete reinforcement used to strengthen the second, so it's a three-phase composite, because the three elements involved.

Composite materials build on the strengths and abilities in different materials. In case of mud bricks and straw, for example, mud is a great binder, but it cannot withstand compression and strength as well. Straw, on the other hand, is well able to withstand compression without crumbling or breaking, so it serves to reinforce the binding nature of the mud. Humans have been the creation of composite materials to build solid objects and lighter for thousands of years.

The vast majority of composite materials, the introduction of two mixtures: a binder or matrix and reinforcement. Adopted by a stronger and more rigid, forming a sort of backbone, while the matrix to strengthen implementation. The binder is also strengthening the protection that may be brittle or fragile, such as long glass fiber used to make plastics with glass fiber. In general, composite materials have excellent compressibility, combined with good tensile strength, so they are wider range of situations.

Engineers build anything from a patio on a plane; see the unique stresses that the building will suffer. The temperature varies greatly, external forces, and water erosion and chemical are accounted for needs assessment. When the production of air, for example, engineers need a lightweight and durable material able to isolate and protect passengers and air surface. The air can fail catastrophically if pure metal a small crack appeared in the aircraft skin. On the other hand, by integrating the air as composite materials reinforced with fiberglass, graphite and other hybrids are stronger and less prone to breakage points of stress related to turbulence.

Many composite materials are composed of layers or strata, with a woven fiber reinforcement sandwiched between layers of plastic binder or the like. These composite materials have the advantage of being very malleable, like the hull of a fiberglass boat. Composites have revolutionized many industries, the aerospace industry, particularly where the development of high quality materials in composite enables companies to build bigger and better aircraft.

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