Composite materials

• composite materials


  Materials which are a mixture of two or more materials
• Glass reinforced plastic (GRP)


  Made of thermosetting plastic resin that has been reinforced with the addition of glass fibre
• What is it produced by?

  By combining thermosetting polyester resin and glass fibre making it a strong and lightweight composite.
• What is GRP used in


  The manufacture of circuit boards, in the marine industry of boat hulls and in the custom kit car market.
• Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CRP)


  It is a thermoplastic reinforced with carbon fibres
• What is CRP used in

  Aerospace engineering for fuselage components.