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Types of matrix materials

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Types of matrix materials

- [Instructor] Now to talk about the types of matrix materials. There's three basic types of matrix materials that we're going to be covering in this course. The first and most widely used in the industry is a thermoset matrix. Now, I say widely used in the industry, I would say that it's about 95% of the industry using thermoset products. Now, thermosets are the least expensive, least costly matrix materials of the three that we're going to be talking about. And when I say cost, I'm also referring to the processing cost and the material cost itself. Now, thermosets have a shelf life, so there is an expiration date on the products. In most cases, you're talking about a one-year shelf life. And there's many options of thermosets. Because 95% of the industry uses it, there are many different industry specific and application specific thermoset products out there. You can get products that cure in six minutes or cure in…

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