Composite Materials

A Composite material is a material that is ...

• made from a variety of metals.

• made from polymers and adhesives.

• made with a reinforcing material and metal.

• made with a reinforcing material and a bonding agent.

Plywood is a composite material made using thin sheets of timber. What are the thin sheets called?

• Verniers

• Veneers

• Vernicies

• Ventricles

A composite material is made of 

• A single material
• Two or more separate materials
• Two or more chemically combined materials
• None of these

A composite material has:

• The same functionality as its components
• Lower functionality than its components
• Higher functionality than its components
• None of these

Which of the following is not an alloy?

• Brass
• Tin
• Stainless Steel
• Bronze

Fiber glass is stronger than steel.

• True

• False

What is a laminate?

• A laminate is a composite in layers

• compressed rebar

• Cross laminated timber

• A layer of plastic rubber and then plastic

Reinforced concrete contains __________ in the concrete pillars which makes them stronger than normal concrete and are able to support larger loads than normal concrete.

• Steel rods

• Steels sheets

• Iron bars

• Magnesium

What does malleable mean?

• able to be shaped
• will break easily
• can be used for wire
• is shiny

What is the ability of a substance to allow heat, sound, or electricity to flow through it?

• Malleability
• Ductility
• Solubility
• Conductivity