Matrices thermoplastic

Currendy, epoxy resins (qv) constitute over 90% of the matrix resin material used in advanced composites. The total usage of advanced composites is expected to grow to around 45,500 t by the year 2000, with the total resin usage around 18,000 t in 2000. Epoxy resins are expected to stiH constitute about 80% of the total matrix-resin-systems market in 2000. The largest share of the remaining market will be divided between bismaleimides and polyimide systems (12 to 15%) and what are classified as other polymers, including thermoplastics and thermoset resins other than epoxies, bismaleimides, cyanate esters, and polyimide systems (see Composites,polymer-matrix-thermoplastics). 

Other properties of thermoplastics as well. Owing to the relatively low-melt viscosity of thermotropic LCPs, often a small amount of LCP decreases the blend viscosity significantly and renders the matrix thermoplastics easier to process [9-211. 

For instance, crystalline lamellae in an amorphous matrix (semicrystalline polymer materials), hard domains in a soft matrix (thermoplastic elastomers)... 

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