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Composite Essentials!
How important have composite materials been during the history of mankind?
This schematic shows the relative importance of the four classes of materials (metals, polymers, composites, and ceramics) in engineering as a function of time!
As you can see, composite materials have been used by humans for thousands and thousands of years, however, their relative importance was considerably reduced until the advent of fiberglass composites! Since 1960, composite materials have become more and more important for the engineering world.
This uptrend in relative importance is evident and makes us very excited about the future of composite materials!
Image Source: Article ''Biomimetics and Composite Materials toward Efficient Mobility: A Review'' written by Joel Boaretto, Mohammad Fotouhi, Eduardo Tende, Gustavo Francisco Aver, Victoria Rafaela Ritzel Marcon, Guilherme Luís Cordeiro, Carlos Pérez Bergmann, and Felipe Vannucchi de Camargo.
source:managingcomposites
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