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Composites - Coggle Diagram
Composites
Carbon fibre
Used for high performance equipment as its light and strong
Very expensive
Layers of mixed weave mixed with resin
Very high strength to weight
Kevlar (Fabric which can be worn)
Polymer fabric combined with resin (5x stronger than steel)
Used for body armour, tires, gloves (Bullet and knife proof)
Very light
Reinforced concrete
Concrete has low tensile strength but steel has high
Mixture of steel bar and concrete
Mixture of 2 or more materials
Used to create new materials with higher quality and stronger properties such as more resistant to water, rust, etc
FibreGlass
Glass fibres comes in rools / weaves
Thermoset is added onto a mould
Used for canoues
Good strength to weight ratio
Range of colours
