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: Any clothes made of more than one [[fabric]] is a '''composite material'''.
: Buildings made from steel and concrete are '''composite materials'''.
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
A '''composite material''' is one made from two or more different [[material]]s using [[property|properties]] of both to make it more useful for an [[application]].
===Applications and Properties===
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| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |'''Application'''
| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |'''Composite'''
| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:left;" |'''Properties'''
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| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |Pillars
| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |Reinforced Concrete (Concrete and Steel)
| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:left;" |Hard - Does not break easily when struck.
Strong - Does not change shape when a force is applied.
Resistant to Bending - The steel prevents it from breaking even after a slight bend.
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| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |Car Bodies
| style="height:20px; width:100px; text-align:center;" |Carbon Fiber (Graphite fibers and resin)
| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:left;" |Strong - Does not stretch easily under a force.
Hard - Does not break easily under a force.
Can be set - The Graphite fibres are flexible so can be molded around any shape and only set after the resin is added.
|}
===References===
====Edexcel====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120215/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120215&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=8f96ddb76196848bafdb124354e4cf77 ''Composite materials, pages 204-205, GCSE Chemistry, Pearson, Edexcel '']
====OCR====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359829/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359829&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=90e8d7b4f039d53035238fa0320fe00b ''Composite materials, pages 222-223, Gateway GCSE Chemistry, Oxford, OCR '']