ABSTRACT
Generally, the older nonmetallic composite systems have employed shorter length fibers, while in the newer generation of composites the reinforcement runs the entire length of the particular specimen, or along the entire respective axes of angle-ply reinforced composites. In this section a more extended coverage has been given, both to specific matrices, which have been employed with the new continuous filaments such as boron, and the reinforced composite structures. a Consideration of angle-ply composites which are becoming increasingly important has also been given. The data have been gathered from industrial sources and from the Structural Design Guide for Advanced Composite Applications, Air Force Materials Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, November 1968.
