Hardwoods come from broad-leaved, deciduous trees.
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Softwood
Softwood refers to lumber that has been cut from a coniferous or an evergreen tree.
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Name some Hardwoods...
Ash, Beech, Birch, Cherry, Elm, Mahogany, Oak, Sapele and Teak.
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Name some Softwood...
Cedar, Douglas fir, Juniper, Pine, Redwood, Spruce, Yew, Larch
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Manufactured boards
Manufactured boards are timber sheets which are produced by gluing wood layers or wood fibres together. Manufactured boards often made use of waste wood materials.
A thermoplastic is a material, usually a plastic polymer, which becomes soft when heated and hard when cooled. Thermoplastic materials can be cooled and heated several times without any change in their chemistry or mechanical properties.
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Name some Thermoplastics...
Polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polybenzimidazole, acrylic, and nylon.
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Thermosetting plastic
Thermosetting plastics can only be heated and shaped once. If re-heated they cannot soften as polymer chains are interlinked.
Elastomer, any rubbery material composed of long chainlike molecules, or polymers, that are capable of recovering their original shape after being stretched to great extents.
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Name some Elastomers...
Natural Rubber, Polybu-tadeine, Silicone, Latex.
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Composite Materials
A composite material is composed of at least two materials, which combine to improve the properties of each material together.
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Name some Composites...
GRP, CFRP, Reinforced concrete, Kevlar.
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Smart Materials
Smart materials are reactive materials. Their properties can be changed by exposure to stimuli, such as electric and magnetic fields, stress, moisture and temperature.
Softwood refers to lumber that has been cut from a coniferous or an evergreen tree.
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Softwood
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Ash, Beech, Birch, Cherry, Elm, Mahogany, Oak, Sapele and Teak.
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Cedar, Douglas fir, Juniper, Pine, Redwood, Spruce, Yew, Larch
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Manufactured boards are timber sheets which are produced by gluing wood layers or wood fibres together. Manufactured boards often made use of waste wood materials.
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