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GCSE Design and Technology · key term
Carbon-fibre reinforced plastic: a composite of carbon fibres and plastic resin, also commonly abbreviated CFRP.
Used by AQA
Paper 1
Revise: Composite materialsGlass reinforced plastic (GRP) and carbon-fibre reinforced plastic (CRP, also called CFRP) both combine reinforcing fibres with a plastic resin. GRP uses glass fibres; CRP uses carbon fibres.
Name both constituent materials: GRP contains glass fibres and plastic resin; CRP contains carbon fibres and plastic resin.
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