Abstract
Recently the design of composite materials has received much consideration ; particularly metallic, organic and inorganic materials. These composite materials are considered easy to design because they are made primarily of artificial materials. Fiber reinforced plastics made through the molding method are even more easily designed. Design for impact on these materials, however, is not as simple a process as that for other properties.
This paper considers the impact properties of composite materials and how they relate to the designing of the structure of materials used in many industrial products. Follwing this, the relationship between impact properties and the constitution of composite materials is examined as well as material properties which are relevant in designing composite materials for impact.
