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What's a Composite?
For those unfamiliar with composite materials, the pages listed here provide a good starting point for answering that most basic of questions, "What's a composite?"
What Is A Polymer
What is a polymer. Discover the basics of polymers and what makes them so useful See examples of polymers and their common uses.
About Composites
My own attempt at an answer. Composites vs. monolithic materials, types of constituents, and a brief introduction to the advantages of fiber orientation.
Hardness Of FRP Composites
The hardness of an FRP composite is an important characteristic of the laminate, measured by a device called an Impressor.
Advanced Composites Manufacturing Center (ACMC)
"A controlled combination of separate materials, resulting in properties which are superior to those of the constituents, and possibly unique."
Aviation History
"Combinations of materials differing in composition or form," with reinforced concrete as an example. Picture of 777 showing location of composites.
Composites In Aerospace
Slide show on the uses of composite materials in aerospace.