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The importance of advanced materials, such as fibre-reinforced composites, in providing the basis of strong, tough, lightweight as well as injury-proof sports equipment is now well established. In this chapter the special features of these materials, particularly composites, are examined in detail, including how they are made and why they possess the unique properties they do.
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© 1993 K.E. Easterling
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Easterling, K.E. (1993). Fundamentals of advanced materials. In: Advanced Materials for Sports Equipment. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1556-8_2
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