EVALUATING USES OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS.

1.  Composite materials is structural material that is formed by combining two or more different substances such as metal,alloys,glass,ceramics and polymers.
2. The resulting materials has properties that are superior to those of the original component.
3. Example of composite material.

FIBRE GLASS

COMPONENT

*Plastic

*Glass

SPECIAL PROPERTIES

*Law density

*easily coloured

USES

*Badminton rackets

*Water storage tanks 

*Small bots 

 FIBRE OPTIC
COMPONENT
*Glass
*Plastic
SPECIAL PROPERTIES
*Able to transmit data in high capasity and fast
*Chemically stable 
*Less susceptible to interference

PHOTOCHROMIC
COMPONENT
*Silver chloride
*Glass/polymer
SPECIAL PROPERTIES
*Sentitive to light where it becomes dark in lighted areas and becomes clear in dark
USES
*Make optical lenses
*Car window screen
*building windows
*Information display panels
*Camera lenses
*Optical switches


REINFORCED CONCRETE
COMPONENT
*Concrete
*Iron
*Steel/polymer fibre
 SPECIAL PROPERTIES
*Strong and hard
*Resistant to heavy loads
*Cheap
*Malleable
USES
*Building materials for tall buildings
*Bridges
*Highways
*Dams
*Oil rings


SUPERCONDUCTOR
COMPONENT
*Metal compounds/metal oxide
*Ceramics
*Alloys
SPECIAL PROPETIES
*Conduct electricity without resistance
*Highly sensitive
USES
*Computer chips
*Transformer
*Electric generators