Topic 9 Manufactured

Substances In Industry

9.6 COMPOSITE MATERIALS

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Composite Materials

What Are Composite Materials

The field of construction have developed from using clay, wood, stones or metals as
building materials.

Woodies difficult to Metals are easily Composite materials are

shaped corrode resistant to corrosion and
easily shaped

A composite materials is produced by combining two or more different substances

such as alloys, ceramics, metal and glass.

Composite materials are more superior than original components.

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Composite Materials
List Of Composite Materials
Composite
Components Properties Uses
Materials
Reinforced Cement, gravel, sand, water, Strong, high tensile strength
Construction materials.
concrete iron or steel. and cheap.
• Can function only
Made from various under extremely low Magnetic energy-storage
Super components such as the temperature. system, generator,
conductor mixture of niobium and • Can conduct electricity transformer and computer
germanium. without electrical devices.
resistance.
• Low cost.
• High transmission
Glass, copper and capacity. Used to make electrical
Fibre optic
aluminium. • Less susceptible to cables.
interference.
• Stable to chemical.
• High tensile strength.
Household products such
• Low density.
Fibre glass Glass and plastic. as water storage tanks,
helmets and small boat.

Photo Photo chromic substance Dark in colour when

Optical lenses and glass
chromic with glass or transparent exposed to bright light and
windows.
glass polymer. bright in the dark.

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