Micarta, the Glossary
Micarta is a brand name for composites of linen, canvas, paper, fiberglass, carbon fiber, or other fabric in a thermosetting plastic.[1]
Table of Contents
20 relations: Canvas, Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer, Composite epoxy material, Composite material, Cork (material), Cotton, Epoxy, Fiberglass, FR-4, G-10 (material), George Westinghouse, Leo Baekeland, Linen, Melamine resin, Paper, Phenol formaldehyde resin, Polymerization, Pre-preg, Silicone, Thermosetting polymer.
Canvas
Canvas is an extremely durable plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, shelters, as a support for oil painting and for other items for which sturdiness is required, as well as in such fashion objects as handbags, electronic device cases, and shoes.
Carbon-fiber reinforced polymer
Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber reinforced-thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP), also known as carbon fiber, carbon composite, or just carbon, are extremely strong and light fiber-reinforced plastics that contain carbon fibers. Micarta and carbon-fiber reinforced polymer are composite materials.
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Composite epoxy material
Composite epoxy materials (CEM) are a group of composite materials typically made from woven glass fabric surfaces and non-woven glass core combined with epoxy synthetic resin. Micarta and composite epoxy material are composite materials.
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Composite material
A composite material (also called a composition material or shortened to composite, which is the common name) is a material which is produced from two or more constituent materials. Micarta and composite material are composite materials.
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Cork (material)
Cork is an impermeable buoyant material.
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Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.
Epoxy
Epoxy is the family of basic components or cured end products of epoxy resins.
Fiberglass
Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. Micarta and Fiberglass are composite materials.
FR-4
FR-4 (or FR4) is a NEMA grade designation for glass-reinforced epoxy laminate material.
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G-10 (material)
G-10 or garolite is a high-pressure fiberglass laminate, a type of composite material.
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George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse Jr. (October 6, 1846 – March 12, 1914) was an American entrepreneur and engineer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who created the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry, receiving his first patent at the age of 19.
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Leo Baekeland
Leo Hendrik Baekeland (November 14, 1863 – February 23, 1944) was a Belgian chemist.
Linen
Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant.
Melamine resin
Melamine resin or melamine formaldehyde (also shortened to melamine) is a resin with melamine rings terminated with multiple hydroxyl groups derived from formaldehyde.
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Paper
Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, rags, grasses, or other vegetable sources in water, draining the water through a fine mesh leaving the fibre evenly distributed on the surface, followed by pressing and drying.
Phenol formaldehyde resin
Phenol formaldehyde resins (PF) (phenolic resins or phenoplasts) are synthetic polymers obtained by the reaction of phenol or substituted phenol with formaldehyde.
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Polymerization
In polymer chemistry, polymerization (American English), or polymerisation (British English), is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymer chains or three-dimensional networks.
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Pre-preg
Pre-preg is a composite material made from "pre-impregnated" fibers and a partially cured polymer matrix, such as epoxy or phenolic resin, or even thermoplastic mixed with liquid rubbers or resins. Micarta and Pre-preg are composite materials.
Silicone
In organosilicon and polymer chemistry, a silicone or polysiloxane is a polymer composed of repeating units of siloxane (where R.
Thermosetting polymer
In materials science, a thermosetting polymer, often called a thermoset, is a polymer that is obtained by irreversibly hardening ("curing") a soft solid or viscous liquid prepolymer (resin).
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micarta
Also known as Mikarta, Mircata, Phenolic cotton cloth.