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Composites are a mix of two or more elements, generally it's two. They consist of a matrix (main element) which holds the second element (reinforcement) in place. The reinforcement is there to increase the strength of the matrix.

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The maxtrix can be ceramics, polymers or metals.

The reinforcement could be fibers, particles, flakes or laminated.

When you hear "fiberglass" it's actually plastic reinforced with fibers made of glass. And that is a composite.

A ceramic is just another kind of material just like metals and polymers. So if you would reinforce some ceramic with steel particles, it would become a composite whose matrix is the ceramic and the reinforcement the steel particles.

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