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Composites - Coggle Diagram
Composites
Carbon fibre
Very high strength to weight ratio
Layers of carbon weave mixed with resin
Used for sports equipment - tennis rackets bikes and for luxury cars - F1
Composites are a mixture of two or more materials
To produce a new material that is superior in different ways like: being lighter, stronger or more resistant to rust ect
Fibreglass
GRP (glass reinforced plastic)
glass fibres comes in rolls and weaves
polyester resin is added onto a mould
good strength to weight ratio
used for canoes, boat and motorbike fairings
Kevlar
Fabric that can be worn
Very lightweight
5 times stronger than steel
Used for protective clothing: like motorbike wear and bulletproof and stab proof vest
Polyester fabric combined with resin
Reinforced Concrete
Mixture of steel bars and concrete
concrete is strong in compression
Concrete is weak in tensile and steel bars have a high tensile strengh
Used in construction
