Chapter 16 Flashcards
1
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Composite
A
Material made of two or more distinct phases
2
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Matrix Phase
A
Continuos phase which surrounds the other phase.
3
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Dispersed Phase
A
Discontinuous phase surrounded by the matrix phase.
4
Q
Principle of Combined Action
A
Better property combinations are fashioned by the judicious combination of two or more materials.
5
Q
PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES
A
Large particle composite, Dispension strengthened composites.
6
Q
LARGE PARTICLE COMPOSITES
A
Rule of mixtures
7
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Large Reinforced Composites
A
Composite in which the dispensed phase cannot be heated on the atomic level, but rather continuum mechanics must be used.
