Composites Flashcards

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1
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Combined materials which may come from the metals, ceramics, and polymers

A

Composites

to display best characteristics of each component material

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2
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What are the (3) materials of the future?

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  1. Smart (intelligent) materials
  2. Nanoengineered materials
  3. Carbon nanotubes
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3
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Have electrical properties that are intermediate between electrical conductors and insulators

A

Semiconductors

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4
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High or low?

At which temperature semiconductors become conductors?

A

At high temperature

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5
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Components implanted into the human body for replacement of diseased or damaged materials

A

Biomaterials

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6
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Composed of large ceramic particles distributed over a ceramic binder (cement)

A

Concrete

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7
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Used as actuators; revert back from deformation to their original shapes when temperature is changed

A

Shape memory alloys

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8
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What is the strongest material?

A

Carbon nanotubes

graphene

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9
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Device used in biotelemetry for monitoring the physiologic activity of an anaimal

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Radio pill

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