Smart Materials

Question	Answer
Give the properties of Shape memory alloys (SMA) ‘Nitinol’ and a use for it.	Image: 2d2704af-461b-4e81-84f6-3e49315c4c5f.PNG (image/PNG)
Give the properties of Thermochromatic plastic and a use for it.	Image: 40a49f9d-3b3e-400b-b0be-be16b7f36779.PNG (image/PNG)
Give the properties of Carbon fibre and a use for it.	Image: 18cf0a49-d412-4b84-aafa-dd799b9fcd3f.PNG (image/PNG)
Give the properties of ‘Polymorph’ and a use for it.	Image: ba35b1b3-da64-4351-9620-9f3f5f910d0d.PNG (image/PNG)
Give the properties of Motion control gel ‘Smart grease’ and a use for it.	Image: 223fa637-c5c5-40bb-b3ae-0c26aaad8519.PNG (image/PNG)
Name a suitable ‘smart’ material which could be used to make a prototype of the computer mouse.	Polymorph
Explain the advantages of using polymorph.	Image: 34153940-9cca-4175-b582-acd2f692de00.PNG (image/PNG)
Designers make use of computer software to produce virtual models of their designs. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of computer modelling.	Image: d3eb1f2c-9978-4bd5-8940-61554fbebb8e.PNG (image/PNG)

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	Created by Mike Stokes almost 9 years ago