Latest Developments in Composite Materials

Abstract

-The importance of materials in modern world can be realized from the fact that much of the research is being done to apply new materials to different components. However it is natural for a design engineer to rely on trusted and tested materials, but now the world is changing .Today composite materials have changed all the material engineering. The evolution of composite materials has given an opportunity to various designers to use new and better materials resulting in cost reduction, increase in efficiency and better utilization of available resources. Composite materials are finding their applications in aerospace industry, automobile sector, manufacturing industries etc. This paper focuses on the importance of composite materials in mechanical engineering, terminology used in composite materials, various definitions, classification and the latest developments in composite materials in different parts of the world.