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Today, the most commonly used composites, with the largest market share, are resin matrix composites. Glass-fiber-reinforced plastics (GFRPs) have excellent performance/price ratios and weathering properties and can be easily molded into complex shapes. They also perform better in many applications and have lower densities, than metals.
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Liu, Q. et al. (2018). Industrial Polymer Matrix Composites and Fiber-Glass-Reinforced Plastics. In: Yi, XS., Du, S., Zhang, L. (eds) Composite Materials Engineering, Volume 2. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5690-1_2
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