Chemistry GCSE
Composite materials
What Composite materials means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Composite materials
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Materials made from two or more materials combined so that the product has properties better than either material alone.
Topics that use Composite materials
- Ceramics, polymers and composites (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Char or decompose
- composite
- Covalent cross-links
- Data interpretation
- fibreglass
- Heating and cooling in material manufacture
- Industrial conditions
- matrix
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