Materials

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Wood

There is hard, soft and manufactured boards

e.g. Oak for hard and pine for soft wood

Metals

there is ferrus, non ferrus and alloys

e.g steel,cast iron and wrought iron

Meanings

workability- The ease with which something can be worked or fashioned

Structural Strength- how well something can hold its shape and support weight or resist forces

Elasticity-the ability of something to stretch or squish and then bounce back to its original shape

Ductility-a material can be stretched into a wire without breaking

Hardness-how resistant something is to being scratched, dented, or bent

Malleability-they can be hammered into sheets or different shapes

Aesthetics-a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty.