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For example, the thermal properties of polymers and composite structures can be altered through the use of a variety of fillers.... Optical Properties of Plastics and Glasses Most optical elements are fabricated from glass, crystalline materials, polymers or plastic materials (Lokensgard, 2010)....
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Essay
One of the advantages of carbon fibre composite materials that makes them dominant for use in the automotive industry is because they are light weight.... One of the advantages of carbon fibre composite materials that makes them dominant for use in the automotive industry is because they are light weight....
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Coursework
The term amalgam refers to a mixture of metals and specifically means mercury alloy.... n the amalgamation process, copper, silver, zinc, and tin are mixed with liquid mercury either on an amalgamation table or amalgamation drum, where mercury bonds with the other metals to form mercury amalgam.... The metals need to be ground to powder form fine enough to increase the exposed surface area of the metal to the mercury.... This research paper "Organic Chemistry: polymers" shows that the term polymer is defined, as large molecules that consist of small chemical units called monomers linked together repetitively like a string of beads (Darvell, 2009)....
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Research Paper
According to Figure 1, carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRPs) have much higher strength–weight and modulus–weight ratios than the traditional metals have.... From Figure 1, it follows that the densities of CFRPs are lower than those of traditional metals.... Therefore, the car's fuel consumption can be reduced without detriment to passenger safety through the replacement of traditional metals in vehicles with CFRPs.... Traditional metals are isotropic....
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Assignment
shows a comparison of the primary physical properties of a series of fiber-reinforced polymers and Steel.... nlike the metals which display isotropic properties, Carbon fiber reinforced polymers exhibit isotropic properties.... "Carbon Fibre Reinforced polymers" paper focuses on the carbon fibers that have a high elastic modulus and a high tensile strength.... Carbon Fiber reinforced polymers require detailed processing which consumes time and is also very costly....
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Assignment
"Material and Manufacturing Process Selection" paper examines carbon fiber composites compared with traditional metallic material, the effect of production rates on the use of composite materials according to their processing characteristics, and the nature of composites in the automotive industry.... Carbon fiber composites are one of the most commonly used materials in vehicles.... Carbon fiber is normally used in high-performance applications....
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Coursework
Different standards of ASTM apply to a wide range of fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composite materials.... The high quantity of fiber is essential for accomplishing the high performance of the composites.... Thus, the impact of fiber content regarding the properties of natural fiber reinforced composites is crucial (Vinícius et al.... Nevertheless, there is the drawback of the polymers composites due to the unsuitability amidst the hydrophilic natural fibers and corresponding hydrophobic thermoplastic matrices, which results in undesirable properties of the underlying composites....
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Literature review
This literature review "Developing Membranes with Water" discusses chitosan membrane that is defined as a plasma membrane perturbing compound that consists of ß-1, 4 linear chains-linked glucosamine residues that become positively charged at acidic pHs and it is used as an antimicrobial compound....
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Literature review