In a composite material, the constituents are generally arranged with the reinforcement phase embedded in the matrix phase. Since a composite is essentially a mixture between the reinforcing phase and the matrix, there is no intermolecular bonding between the two. However, as with fibrous composites, the most mechanically efficient structure is an intertwined fibrous network suspended within a material. matrix. However, in the case of particulate composites, the strengthening phase essentially acts to strengthen the matrix material by adding support. Types of CompositesComposite materials are generally classified according to the type of their strengthening phase. The two main types of composites are fibrous composites and particulate composites, which can be further divided. In fibrous composites, the fibers acting as reinforcement can be continuous or cut and suspended in a material matrix. In composites in which the reinforcement If the phase is composed of chopped or discontinuous fibers, the composite may have a random or biased orientation. They can be used to make single-layer composites or lamina. In particulate composites, the particles are suspended in a matrix, of which concrete is an example. These particles can be of any shape or size and can have any configuration throughout the matrix. two additional subclasses of particles, namely flakes and filled/skeletal. In flake composite particles, the reinforcing phase, with large ratios of platform area to thickness, are suspended in a matrix material. In filled/skeletal composites, there is a skeletal matrix filled with a second reinforcing material.Mechanical Properties of CompositesThe mechanical medium of paper......al composed of two or more distinct materials[1], or constituents , with one constituent acting as a reinforcing phase and the other as a matrix. A composite material is defined by its macroscopic behaviors, or chemical and physical properties, different from those of its constituent materials, and has a distinct interface boundary at the microscopic level. Works Cited1 - http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/composite2-http://composite.about.com/od/aboutcompositesplastics/l/aa060297.htm3 - http://www.fibersonixx.com/Composites %20101.htm4 - http://afrodita.rcub.bg.ac.rs/~rzoran/263-276%20from%20Engineering%20Materials%202.pdf5-http://www.scribd.com/doc/36051965/ Intro-to-Composite-Materials6-DT260-2 BSc in Industrial and Environmental Physics - Mechanical Properties and Materials-CERAMICS7-http://www.ehow.com/about_5149655_uses-composite-materials.html