RM Revision: smart materials
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- Created on: 27-09-22 20:16
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- RM Revision: smart materials
- composites
- glass reinforced plastic (GRP)
- composite of glass fibres and polymer resin
- carbon reinforced polymer (CFRP)
- a composite of carbon fibre strands woven together and encased in polymer resin
- a material manufactured from a combination of materials with desirable properties
- glass reinforced plastic (GRP)
- biomimicry
- taking ideas from an mimicking features of nature
- micro-encapsulation
- the process if applying microscopic capsules to fibres of fabrics
- thermochromic pigment
- changes colour in response to a change in heat
- photochromic pigment
- changes colour in response to light intensity
- polymorph
- when heated in water, the material can be merged together and moulded by hand
- shape memory alloys
- change back to their original shape when heated
- quantum tunnelling composites
- materials that change from insulators to conductors when exposed to pressure
- electroluminescent
- a material that provides a visible light when exposed to a current
- smart materials
- a material whose properties change in repsonse to the environment
- kevlar
- trade name for a material manufactured by DuPont
- light weight, flexible, extremely resistant to chemicals and heat
- interactive textiles
- fabrics that contain a device or circuit that responds and reacts with the user
- microfibres
- tiny fibres about 100 times smaller than a human hair
- phase changing materials
- encapsulated droplets on fibres and materials that change between liquid and solid form within a temperature range
- breathable fabrics
- function by allowing the flow of air in and out
- aramid synthetic fibres
- non-flammable, heat resistant fibre 80 times stronger than nylon
- composites
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