Chemistry GCSE
reinforcement
What reinforcement means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The material being bound by the matrix, which may be in the form of fibres or fragments and usually provides strength and stiffness.
The material in a composite that provides strength or stiffness.
Topics that use reinforcement
- Ceramics, polymers and composites (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Char or decompose
- composite
- Composite materials
- Covalent cross-links
- Data interpretation
- fibreglass
- Heating and cooling in material manufacture
- Industrial conditions
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