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Are composites subject to corrosion, erosion, and thermal condi tions? … Will costs continue to decrease? … Some unsolved prob lems still exist.

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Part IV: Environment, application, cost, and future. The concluding article of this series reviews data on environmental conditions, aerospace applications, composite costs, and future directions of research in the field.

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Toth, I.J., Brentnall, W.D. & Menke, G.D. Environment, application, cost and future. JOM 24, 37–42 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03355816

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