Examples include polymer, ceramic, and metal matrix composites. Fibre-reinforced polymers (FRPs ... FRPs are composite materials made from a thermoset or thermoplastic polymer that is reinforced with ...

During cure of thermoset resins, the reaction mixture undergoes ... The phases might be amorphous and crystalline, matrix and filler, or a blend of two incompatible polymers. How the phases react to ...

Thermoset plastics have ... to integrate the nanotubes into the polymer lattice, preserving all their properties, and maximizing the load transfer from the matrix to the reinforcement.