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Essay / Composites Essay - 774
Composites are similar to essays; they are both an arrangement of parts that fit together. Composites, however, have two essential phases: the matrix and the dispersed phase. The matrix's responsibility is to cover the materials used to form a new type of supply. Composites are also known as two or more types of materials combined to create a new material that could be used in different real-world applications. Generally, composites are formed because they could be reusable, cheaper and sometimes stronger. Three of the most commonly used materials to form composites are metals, polymers and ceramics [1]. Combining these materials provides suppliers with more opportunities to create composites that will often be used in the marketplace. But to make composites, suppliers need to understand how they work. They are divided into three different composites: particle-reinforced composites, fiber-reinforced composites and structural composites [1]. Particle reinforced composites fall into two divisions which are large particle and dispersion resistance. Large particles are subject to the condition that the contact between particles and matrix cannot be treated at the atomic or molecular level, whereas such continuum mechanics is used in a different way. The filler used for particle-reinforced composites generally changes the properties of the material or may replace part of the polymer volume with a cheaper material. In this case, the smaller and more uniformly distributed the particles are in the matrix, the more effective reinforcement increases. A good example of a large particle composite is concrete [1]. In the case of particle-reinforced composites, the dispersed particles are considered small, allowing...... middle of paper ...... of a very rigid and strong material such as plastics reinforced with fibers, steel, titanium or plywood. All of these elements that help understand how composites are constructed can be used in real-world applications. Bridges are an example of one of the most common global applications in which composites play an important role. A good number of bridges are held by my concrete columns. Composites intended to meet this type of application are alternated to help increase its ductility. The number of plates involving thin composite laminates helps reinforce concrete and many steel elements of bridges. A bridge that was one of the first opened to automotive activity with the use of composites occurred in Kansa City in 1996. This bridge was made of honeycomb cells that were structurally sandwiched together. This has allowed composites to be used among other bridges across the country. [2].