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Resistant Materials
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Resistant
Materials:
·
Metals
o
Alloy
§
Mixture of 2 or more metals (Brass,
Steel etc)
o
Ferrous Metal
§
Metal that contains iron (steel)
o
Non-Ferrous Metal
§
Metal that contains no iron (copper,
aluminium)
·
Plastics
o
Thermoplastic
§
Plastic that can be continually resoftened
and reshaped (e.g. acrylic, ABS, polystyrene)
o Thermoset (thermoform)
§ Plastic that is chemically bonded, cannot be
reshaped (e.g. Urea
formaldehyde)
·
Woods
o
Hardwoods
§
From broad leaved trees that shed
their leaves (deciduous) (e.g. Oak, Beech, Balsa etc)
o
Softwoods
§
From evergreen trees (e.g. Pine,
Spruce)
o
Manmade boards
§
Made of wood particles compressed with
glue (MDF, Plywood, Hardboard, chipboard etc)
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- GCSEs (Technology) Note on Resistant Materials, created by Matthew Lim on 19/03/2015.
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- Matthew Lim · Mar 2015
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