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GCSE Resistant materials EVERYTHING
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- 1Types of wood Pine- Softwood
- Light weight, straight grained
- Can grow quickly
- Soft
- - 2Types of wood Birch- Hard, heavy & close grained
- european birch = fine grained, rare & expensive
- - 3Types of wood Plywood- strong
- Can be ordered in large sheets
- multiple layers mean helps prevent cracking and twisting
- - 4Types of wood MDF- Cheap
- Recycled
- Can be ordered in large sheets and different thicknesses
- No grain - 5Types of wood Oak- heavy
- strong, hard & tough
- light coloured
- open grained - 6Types of wood Mahogany- fairly strong
- durable
- some interlocking grain
- pink to red/brown colour - 7Types of wood Beech- close grained
- hard & tough
- strong
- warps easily - 8Types of wood Ash- open grained
- tough
- flexible - 9Types of metals Aluminium- low density
- doesn't corrode - 10Types of metals copper- good conductor
- doesn't react with water
- used for electrical wires - 11Types of metals steel- cheap
- strong
- used for building materials - 12Types of metals gold- good conductor
- unreactive
- expensive
- used for circuit boards and jewellery - 13Types of metals steellow carbon: easily shaped, used for car body panels
high carbon: hard, used for cutting tools
stainless: resistant to corrosion, used for cutlery and sinks ect. - 14Types of thermoplastics Polyamide- resistant to chemicals
- tough
- resists wear
- self lubricating - 15Types of thermoplastics Polymethyl methacrylate (acrylic)- scratches easily
- durable
- brittle (in small sections)
- electrical insulator
- polishes well
-used for signs, wash basins, baths, aircraft canopies and windows - 16Types of thermoplastics polypropylene- light
- hard
- scratches easily
- resistant to chemicals
- resists work fatigue
- used for medical / laberatorty equipment, containers with built in hinges - 17Types of thermoplastics Polystyrene- Hard
- stiff
- water resistant
- brittle
- used for toys (e.g. model kits), packaging etc. - 18composite materials concrete- versatile, cheap
- can be purchased ready mixed
- used for brick laying, constructing paths etc. - 19composite materials glass reinforced plastic- very fine fibres with a small diameter
- woven to form a flexible fabric
- lightweight
- good heat insulator
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