9- Composites

Objectives:

Understand how combining the basic materials into composites establishes new combinations of material properties

Define metal, ceramic, and polymer matrix composites

Determine the final strength of fiber-reinforced plastics based on fiber type, shape, and orientation

Identify applications for common composites

What are composite materials?

Filler and Matrix phases

Classifications of composite metals

Functions of matrix material shape

What is the reinforcing phase = strength

What are the physical shapes of the imbedded phase

What is the fiber orientation?

Materials for Fibers

Example: Fiber Reinforced

Variations in Strength and Stiffness

What is the Laminar Composite Structure"

What is the Sandwich structure

Foam; Honeycomb

PMC

Processes composite materials