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What influences my choice of materials
 

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With a wide selection of fibres and resins available the designer must identify key parameters within the application of the material that are important to allow the material to perform as intended.

Those parameters include:

  Mechanical properties View Section
  Physical properties View Section
  Exposure to liquid View Section
  Exposure to chemicals View Section
 

Exposure to temperature View Section

  Exposure to UV View Section
  Need for surface finish View Section
  Corrosion protection View Section
  Fire risk View Section

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