Materials
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- Created on: 13-04-19 20:13
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- Materials
- Wood
- Hardwoods
- Oak: very strong, durable, hard, heavy, light brown, furniture, flooring
- Beech: hard, tough, strong and finished well, pinkish-brown, flooring, furniture, tool handles
- Mahogany: hard, strong, easy to work, reddish-brown, flooring, furniture, instruments
- Softwoods
- Pine: reasonably strong, light-weight, pale, furniture, construction, door frames
- Cedar: durable, resistant to weather, light cream, outdoor furniture, cupboards, fencing
- Spruce: good strength to weight playing field, creamy white, construction, instruments
- Hardwoods
- Plastic
- Thermo
- Acrylic: hard, shiny, weatherproof, scratches easily, signs, glass substitute
- HIPS (high impact polystyrene): hard, rigid, lightweight, vacuum forming, food pots
- PP (poly-propylene): stationery, food packaging, rope
- HDPE (high density polyethylene) high, strong, flexible, chemical resistant, buckets, bins, bottles
- PET: drinks bottles, food packaging
- PVC: guttering, window sills
- Thermosetting
- Epoxy resin: hard, brittle, durable, good electrical insulator, circuit boards
- Melamine formaldehyde: hard, strong, resistant to heat, chemicals, light, kitchen worktops
- Polyester resin: hard, brittle, GRP, kayaks, car panels
- Urea formaldehyde: hard, brittle, heat resistant, electrical fittings
- Thermo
- Manufactured boards
- MDF: medium density fibreboard (woodchips and glue), smooth surface, hazardous dust, flat pack furniture, kitchen units,
- Plywood:(layers of wood, glued 90 degrees) very strong, high quality veneer, roofing, cladding, furniture, can be water-resistant
- Chipboard: (small chips of wood glued) rough surface, low cost, not as strong or durable,
- Metals
- Ferrous
- Low carbon steel: malleable, cannot be tempered or hardened, inexpensive, easily rusts, car bodies, nails, screws
- High-carbon steel: very hard, brittle, difficult to cut, can be hardened and tempered, prone to rust, drill bits, tools, spings
- Non-Ferrous
- Aluminium: durable, light weight, corrosion resistant, heat and electricity conductor, drink cans, aircraft, foil
- Copper: soft, malleable, ductile, great conductor of heat and electricity, electrical wires, heating pipes
- Zinc
- Tin
- Alloys
- Brass (copper and zinc)
- Stainless steel (iron and carbon)
- Ferrous
- Synthetic fibres
- Polyester: strong, durable, raincoats, bedding
- Nylon: lightweight, strong, hard wearing, sportswear, swimwear
- Lycra: smooth, strong, elastic, leggings, swimwear
- Wood
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