Composite Material
What are composite materials?
Composite materials are a material system which is made up of 2 or more physically distinct substances but its properties are entirely different from its constituent materials.
Even wood is a naturally occurring composite material (cellulose fibre+lignin). Any composite material is made up of two kinds of substances.
Continuous matrix
Reinforcement
Eg: concrete reinforcement with steel, epoxy resin reinforced with fibers, plastic molding reinforced with fillers