Title: Identify types and applications of composite materials.
Course: Materials and Processes Technology (13052-18) > Section: Working with Composites

Identification should establish that composites

- are made from two or more materials of different physical or chemical properties
- are combined to create a material with superior properties to those of single-component materials
- have reinforcement material(s) held together by a glue type of matrix.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why would one use a composite material instead of a natural material?
- How is material cost used to determine the use of a composite material?
- What reinforcement materials are found in composites?
- What are examples of composites?
- What is the difference between physical composites and irreversible composites?
- What are some advantages and disadvantages of using composite materials?
- How are composite materials manufactured?