Reinforced plastic
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Description
A composite plastic that is stronger than the pure resin because it contains a reinforcing material. Examples of reinforcement are fibers, filaments, mats, or fabrics made of glass, metal, carbon, boron, or silicate aluminum silicate. The types of plastics used for base resins are: resin polyester, epoxy, resin phenolic, polypropylene, polystyrene, resin nylon, polycarbonate, and oxide polyphenylene oxide.
Synonyms and Related Terms
plstico reforzado (Esp.); plastique renforc (Fr.); plastica rinforzata (It.); pltico reforado (Port.)
Additional Information
Reinforced Plastics/Composites Institute of the SPI, 355 Lexington Ave., NY, NY 10017
Authority
- Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
- Theodore J. Reinhart, Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988