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Particulate Composites

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Particulate composites span a tremendous range of applications. Some easily identified composites are used every day in the form of concrete, electrical switches, automotive tires, refrigerator magnets, patio wood decking, dental amalgams, and kitchen counter tops. The more technical applications extend the array to include artificial bones and metal cutting tools. Detailing all of these is beyond the space available in this book and beyond the interest of most readers. Hence, this chapter highlights a few examples.

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German, R.M. (2016). Applications. In: Particulate Composites. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29917-4_11

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