composite vocab

2. a particular polymer matrix is reinforced with more than one reinforcing material
4. the ability of a material to absorb energy and plastically deform without fracturing
5. a hair-like strand of material that is extremely long while not very thick
7. the separation of layers from each other in a laminate composite material
8. the techniques used to manipulate and transform a material into a desired form or shape
10. ensures that advanced composite materials meet application performance requirements for intended use in industry
14. orientation the optimal structural arrangement of individual fibers in the development and manufacture of advanced composite materials
15. a layer of material which has been combined with other layers in order to provide strength
16. the fraction of atoms of a material exposed to the surface
20. a combination of two materials with different physical and chemical properties
22. obtained from the gum or sap of some trees, and are used in varnishes and plastics and in medicine.
23. not designed to bear much of the load, Instead the matrix binds the fibers together and distributes the load
25. surface separating two phases of matter, each of which may be solid, liquid, or gaseous

1. characterized as being composed of particles suspended in a matrix
3. a constituent of a composite material which increases the composite's stiffness and tensile strength
6. having a very high length-to-diameter ratio
9. a measure of the ability of a material to withstand changes in length when under lengthwise tension or compression
11. between or along phases of matter
12. the fraction of atoms of a material exposed to the surface
13. the strength of the material divided by the mass
17. toughness a measure of the ability of a material to withstand changes in length when under lengthwise tension or compression
18. a composite that has the fibers all facing in one direction so that they are all aligned parallel to one another
19. particles added to resin or binders that can improve specific properties, and make the product cheaper
21. consisting of multiple layers of oriented or randomly oriented fibers bound together by a matrix
24. fraction one way of expressing the composition of a mixture with a dimensionless quantity