Both thermoplastic and thermoset resins may be used, as well as metals, ceramics, and glasses. Index max diameter Maximum diameter, given in inches. Index max wall thickness Maximum thickness of any wall, given in inches. The properties of a material, such as compressive and tensile strengths, and modulus, that are associated with elastic and inelastic reaction when force is applied. The individual relationship between stress and strain.
Index melt A charge of molten metal.
See also liquid metal infiltration. The repeating structural unit of any polymer. An intermediate phase in the formation of carbon from a pitch precursor. Index Metric Type A descriptor of the class of the Metric. In relation to composites, denotes the properties of the constituents, that is, matrix, reinforcement, and interface only, and their effects on the composite properties.