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Composites are the important engineering materials made from two or more different materials, which hassignificantly different physical and chemical properties and which also remain distinct and separated at the microscopiclevel within finished structure. This material provides better mechanical properties than the parent metals. Compositematerials have shown boundless engineering application where strength to weight ratio, cost effectiveness and ease offabrication are mainly required. Composites include a wide range of the products for different application ranging fromaerospace, sports, electronics industries, construction, automobile components, furniture and insulation panels madefrom different fibers, and textiles.It is observed that many defects which may arise from composite materials in fibers, matrix and lamina. These defects,if they exist include misalignment of fibers, cracks in matrix, non uniform distribution of the fibers in the matrix,voids in fibers and matrix, delaminated regions, and initial stress in the lamina as a result of its manufacture and furthertreatment. These defects tend to propagate as the lamina is loaded creating an accelerated rate of failure. This paperpresents a study and analysis of different failures commonly seen in different composite materials.

Mehul G.Mehta, Dr Jeetendra A. Vadher, “A Study on Different Failures of Composite Materials”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 4, Issue 9, pp. 302-307, September 2017.