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Table 2.6 Examples of composite materials and their applications. 41<br />

Polymer Matrix Composites<br />

Constituents Areas of Application<br />

Paper, cardboard Resin/fillers/cellulose fibers Printing, packaging<br />

Particle panels Resin/wood shavings Woodwork<br />

Fiber panels Resin/wood fibers Building<br />

Coated canvas Pliant resins/cloth Sports/building<br />

Impervious materials Elastomers/bitumen/textiles Roofing, earthworks<br />

Tires Rubber/canvas/steel Automobiles<br />

Laminates Resin/fillers/glass fibers/carbon fibers Multiple areas<br />

Reinforced plastics Resins/microspheres<br />

Ceramic Matrix Composites<br />

Concrete Cement/sand/gravel Civil engineering<br />

Ceramic-carbon composites Ceramic/carbon fibers Automobiles<br />

Ceramic composites Ceramic/ceramic fibers<br />

Metal Matrix Composites<br />

Sandwiches<br />

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Thermomechanical<br />

items<br />

Aluminum/boron fibers Space<br />

Aluminum/carbon fibers<br />

Skins Metals, laminates, etc.<br />

Cores<br />

Foam, honeycombs, balsa reinforced<br />

plastics<br />

Multiple areas

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