FABRICATION, CLASSIFICATION AND APPLICATION OF POLYMER COMPOSITES: A REVIEW

The continuous reduction of resources as well as increasing demand of the efficiency of machining components, need has been felt to design and fabricate energy efficient materials much lighter in weight and higher in strength. Composites are the candidate materials available because of their exceptional light weight along with high strength properties. Apart from their light weight and high strength, they also have low corrosion resistance, low thermal expansion, high stiffness, high fracture toughness and high energy absorption capacity. Nowadays, the applications of the composites are growing at a rapid pace in almost every engineering field ranging from automobile to aerospace. This paper reviews the basics of composite materials including its classification, manufacturing and applications which will be beneficial for the researches working in the field of advanced composites.