- Composite Material – Wikipedia
Title: Composite Material
Summary: Composite materials are made from two or more basic materials that are merged together to create a material with useful properties. These materials are not just placed together but are bonded to form a new material.
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_material - Composite Material – Simple English Wikipedia
Title: Composite Material (Simple English)
Summary: Composite materials are made from two or more basic materials that are merged together to create a material with useful properties.
URL: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_material - Composite Material – Wikipedia (Cross-Reference to Other Composite Materials)
Title: Composite Material
Summary: Composite material is a material made from several different substances, such as metal matrix composites and dental composites.
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Title: Category:Composite Materials
Summary: This page lists composite materials, normally engineering materials made from two or more components. It includes subcategories and pages in this category.
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Composite_materials
Please note that the search results provided do not contain a direct list of specific composite materials but rather provide an overview of composite materials and their categories. For a comprehensive list of specific composite materials, one would need to explore the subcategories and pages listed in the Category: Composite Materials page.
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[2] https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_material
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Composite_materials
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A composite material (also called a composition material or shortened to composite, which is the common name) is a material which is produced from two or more constituent materials. These constituent materials have notably dissimilar chemical or physical properties and are merged to create a material with properties unlike the individual elements. Within the finished structure, the individual elements remain separate and distinct, distinguishing composites from mixtures and solid solutions. Composite materials with more than one distinct layer are called composite laminates.
Typical engineered composite materials include:
- Reinforced concrete and masonry
- Composite wood such as plywood
- Reinforced plastics, such as fibre-reinforced polymer or fiberglass
- Ceramic matrix composites (composite ceramic and metal matrices)
- Metal matrix composites
- and other advanced composite materials
There are various reasons where new material can be favoured. Typical examples include materials which are less expensive, lighter, stronger or more durable when compared with common materials, as well as composite materials inspired from animals and natural sources with low carbon footprint.
More recently researchers have also begun to actively include sensing, actuation, computation, and communication into composites, which are known as robotic materials.
Composite materials are generally used for buildings, bridges, and structures such as boat hulls, swimming pool panels, racing car bodies, shower stalls, bathtubs, storage tanks, imitation granite, and cultured marble sinks and countertops. They are also being increasingly used in general automotive applications.
The most advanced examples perform routinely on spacecraft and aircraft in demanding environments.