Question

What are fiber reinforced composite?

Answer 1

Fibre reinforced composite material:

• Fibre reinforced composite can be made from metals, ceramics, glasses or fibre that have been turned into graphite which is known as carbon fibre.
• These composites are very expensive as reinforcement of fibre into matrix is difficult.
• Fibre pull is possible and while increasing or decreasing length bond breaking is observed.
• In time trial racing bicycle frame carbon fibre is used along with matrix phase which is made up of thermosetting plastic.
• In racing car glass fibre is used along with thermosetting plastic.
• There are 2 types of fiber reinforced composites:
  i) Continuous & aligned composite
  ii) Discontinuous fibre reinforced composite