Composite Materials Glossary - C
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C
Ca
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CAD
Cadmium Stearate
Cady Test
CAI
Calcareous
Calcia
Calcination
Calcined Clay
Calcium Acetate
Calcium Carbonate
Calcium Silicate, Natural
Calcium Stearate
Calcium-Zinc Stabilizers
Calendering
Calibrant
Calibrate
Calibrated Instrument
Calibration
Calk
Callout
Calorie
Calorimeter
CAM
Camber
Cambric
Campocasting
Can Stability
Canning
Cantilever Beam Stiffness
Canvas
Capillarity
Capillary Migration
Capillary Rheometer
Capillary Viscometer
Caprolactam
Captive Production
Carbamide
Carbathene
Carbazole
Carbide
Carbinol
Carbitol
Carbocyclic Compound
Carbolic Acid
Carbon
Carbon 14
Carbon Black
Carbon Fiber Management Council
Carbon Fiber Paper
Carbon Fibers
Carbon Number
Carbon Residue
Carbon Tetrachloride
Carbonaceous
Carbon-Carbon
Carbon-Graphite Matrix Materials
Carbonific
Carbonium
Carbonization
Carbonyl
Carbonyl Group
Carbonyl Value
Carboxyl or Carboxylic
Carboxylation
Carboxylic Acid
Carcinogen
Carding
Carpet Plot
Carrier
Cartridge Heater
Cashew Resin
Casing
CASS Test
Cast
Casting
Casting Shrinkage
Casting Strains
Casting Stresses
Castor Oil
Cat Eyes
Catalyst
Catalytic Curing
Catastrophic Failures
Catenary
Cation
Cationic
Cationic Polymerization
Caul
Caul Plates
Caulk
Caustic
Cavity
CCRP
CDP
Ceiling Temperature
Cellular Plastics
Cellulose Fibers, Natural
Cellulose Fillers
α-Cellulose
Celsius
Cement
Cement Mortar
Cement-Asbestos Board
Cementation
Cementitious
Center Gate
Centerless Grinding
Centi-
Centigrade
Centimeter
Centipoise
Centistokes
Central Axis
Centrifugal Casting
Centrifugal Molding
Centroid
Centroidal Axis
Ceraborex
Ceramic Fibers
Ceramic Matrix Composites
Ceramics
Ceraplasts
Cermet
Certification
Certified Test Report
CF
CF Glass
CFA
CFMC
CFRP
CFT
CG
C-Glass
CGPM
CGS System
Chafing Fatigue
Chain Length
Chain Scission
Chain Transfer
Chains
Chalk
Chalking
Chamfer
Chaplet
Char
Charge
Charpy Impact Test
Chase
Chatter-Machined Fibers
Check
Checking
Checks
Cheese
Chelating Agent
Chemical Absorption
Chemical Attack
Chemical Calibration
Chemical Kinetics
Chemical Milling
Chemical Polishing
Chemical Reactivity
Chemical Resistance
Chemical Stability
Chemical Synthesis
Chemical Vapor Deposition
Chemical Vapor Infiltration
Chemically Precipitated Metal Powder
Chemically Pure
Chemisorption
Chemorheology
Chemoviscosity
Chevron Notch Test
Chevron Pattern
Chill
Chiller
Chinone
Chip
Chip, Fiber
Chipping
Chips
Chlorendic Acid
Chlorendic Anhydride
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
Chlorinated Paraffin Wax
Chlorinated Paraffins
Chlorinated Polyether
Chloro-
Chlorobenzene
Chlorofluorohydrocarbon Plastics
Chloroform Trichloromethane
Chloronaphthalene Oils
Chloropropylene Oxide
Chopped Roving
Chopped Strand
Chopper, Fiberglass
Chromatograph
Chromatography
Chrysotile
Chuck
CIL Flow Test
CIM
CIP
Circuit
Circuit Board
Circular Braider
Circular Braiding Machine
Circumferential Winding
Cl
CLA
Clad
Clad Metal
Clamping
Clamping Pressure
Clamshell Marks
Clays
Cleaner
Cleaning
Cleanroom
Clear
Clearance
Cleavage
Cleavage Fracture
Cleveland Condensing Humidity Cabinet
Cleveland Open Cup
Closed Mold Processes
Cloud Point
Clouding
CMCs
Co
Coat
Coated Abrasive
Coating
Coating, Spray
Coaxing
Cobalt Ions
Cocatalysts
Cocure
CODEN
Coefficient of Cubical Expansion
Coefficient of Elasticity
Coefficient of Expansion
Coefficient of Friction
Coefficient of Linear Expansion
Coefficient of Plastic Viscosity
Coefficient of Reflection
Coefficient of Thermal Conductivity
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
Coefficient of Viscosity
Coextrusion
Cogswell Rheometer
Cohesion
Cold Bend Test
Cold Cracking
Cold Cut
Cold Cycle
Cold Drawing
Cold Flex Temperature
Cold Flow
Cold Forming
Cold Isostatic Pressing
Cold Molding
Cold Pressing
Cold Sintering
Cold Stamping
Cold Stretch
Cold Test
Cold Treatment
Cold Working
Cold-curing
Cold-Setting
Cold-Setting Adhesive
Collapse
Collet
Colligative Property
Collimated
Collimated Roving
Combined Stresses
Combined-Oxide Formula
Combining Weight
Combustible
Combustible Liquid
Combustion
Comminute
Comoforming
Comonomer
Compacting
Compaction
Compatibility
Complex Dielectric Constant
Complex Shear Compliance
Complex Shear Modulus
Complex Viscosity
Complex Young's Modulus
Compliance
Compocasting
Composite
Composite Compact
Composite Laminate
Composite Mold
Composite Molding
Composite Structure
Composite Tape Laying
Composites Fabricators Association
Composition
Compound
Compounding
Compreg
Compregnate
Compressed-Air Ejection
Compressibility
Compression
Compression After Impact
Compression Allowable
Compression Mold
Compression Molding
Compression Molding Pressure
Compression Rib
Compression Set
Compression Test
Compression Zone
Compressive Deformation
Compressive Load
Compressive Modulus
Compressive Modulus of Elasticity
Compressive Resistance
Compressive Strain
Compressive Strength
Compressive Strength at Failure, Nominal
Compressive Stress
Compressive Stress-Strain Diagram
Compressive Yield Strength
Computed Tomography
Computer Aided Design
Computer Aided Manufacturing
Concentration
Concentricity
Concerted Reaction
Condensate
Condensation
Condensation Agent
Condensation Cure
Condensation Polymer
Condensation Polymerization
Condensation Resin
Condition, Standard
Conditioning
Conductance
Conductive Composites
Conductive Compounds
Conductivity, Volume
Conductor
Cone
Cone Core
Configuration
Configurational Repeating Unit
Configurational Unit
Conformal Coating
Conformation
Conjugate Fibers
Conjugated Double Bonds
Consistency
Consistometer
Constant
Constantan
Constituent Materials
Constitutional Repeating Unit
Constitutional Unit
Constitutive Property
Contact Adhesive
Contact Angle Analysis
Contact Fatigue
Contact Laminating
Contact Molding
Contact Plating
Contact Pressure Molding
Contact Pressure Resins
Contact Resins
Contact Scanning
Contaminant
Continuous Filament
Continuous Filament Yarn
Continuous Laminating
Continuous Polymerization
Continuous Pultrusion
Continuous Roving
Continuous Weld
Contracted Notation
Contraction
Controlled Cooling
Controlled-Strain Test
Controlled-Stress Test
Conventional Base Unit of a Polymer
Convergence Zone
Conversion Coating
Cooling Channels
Cooling Fixture
Coordination Catalysts
Cope
Copolycondensation
Copolymer
Copolymerization
Copper Accelerated Salt Spray Test
Copper-Refractory Metal Alloys
Cops
Cordierite
Core
Core Crushing
Core Depression
Core Nailing
Core Separation
Core Splice
Core Stabilization
Core Yarn
Cork
Cork Composites
Cork Dust
Corona
Corona Discharge Treatment
Corona Resistance
Corrodkote Test
Corrosion
Corrosion Resistance
Corrugated
Corrugated Block
Corundum
Corweb
Cotectic
Cotton
Cotton Linters
Count
Counter-Current Diffusion
Count-Strength Product
Couple
Coupled Reaction
Coupling
Coupling Agent
Coupon
Covalence
Cover
Coverage
Cox Chart
CP
CPI
C-Process
CPS
Cr
Crack
Crack Pinning
Crack Stopper
Crack Strength
Cracking
Cracking Resistance
Crater
Craze
Crazing
Crease
Creel
Creep
Creep Modulus
Creep Relaxation
Creep Rupture
Creeping
Crenulations
Cresyl Diphenyl Phosphate
Crevice Corrosion
Cricondenbar
Cricondentherm
Crimp
Crimp Recovery
Critical
Critical Condensation Temperature
Critical Cooling Rate
Critical Density
Critical Longitudinal Stress, Fiber
Critical Point
Critical Properties
Critical Shear
Critical Strain
Critical Surface Tension
Critical Temperature
Critical Voltage
Crizzle
Crocus Abrasive
Crocus Cloth
Croning Process
Cross Grain
Cross Laminate
Cross Ply
Crosshead
Crosshead Rate
Cross-linking
Cross-linking Agent
Cross-linking Index
Crosswise Direction
Crowsfooting
Crushing Tests
Cryogenic
Cryogenic Grinding
Crystalline Plastic
Crystalline Silica
Crystallinity
Crystallites
C-Scan
CSMA
C-Stage
CT
CTBN
CTL
Cu
Cull
Cullet
Culture
Cumene
Cumene Hydroperoxide
Cumulated Double Bond
Cumylphenol Derivatives
Cup Flow Test
Cure
Cure Cycle
Cure Stress
Cure Temperature
Curie Temperature
Curing
Curing Agent Blush
Curing Agents
Curing Cycle
Curing Time
Curling
Curtain Coating
Curtaining
Curvature
Cut
Cut Pick
Cut Selvage
Cut-Layers
Cut-Off
Cut-Off Wheel
Cut-Through Resistance
Cutting Fluid
CVD
CVI
Cyanate Esters
Cyanocarbon
Cycle
Cyclic
Cycloaliphatic
Cycloalkane
Cyclohexane
Cyclohexanol
Cylindrical Weaves
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