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woods
- softwood
- coniferous
- hardwood
- deciduous trees
- ash
- light, creamy-brown colour
- open-grained
- tough
- flexible
- beech
- white to pinkish-brown in colour
- close-grained
- hard
- tough
- strong
- warps easy
- oak
- light brown colour
- strong
- hard
- tough
- open grained
- mahogany
- pink to reddish-brown colour
- strong
- durable
- some interlocking grain
- softwood
metals
- ferrous
- contains an iron
- cast iron
- brittle
- corrodes by rusting
- mild steel
- tough
- ductile
- malleable
- good tensile strength
- poor resistance to corrosion
- high carbon
- brittle
- hard
- heat treatment makes it harder and tougher
- stainless steel
- hard
- tough
- resistant to wear and corrosion
- non ferrous
- doesn't contain an iron
- aluminium
- pure
- good strength to weight ratio
- light
- soft
- ductile
- good conductor
- copper
- pure
- malleable
- ductile
- good conductor
- resistant to corrosion
- tin
- pure
- soft
- weak
- malleable
- ductile
- resistant to corrosion
- brass
- alloy
- resistant to corrosion
- hard
- conductor
- ferrous
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- Resistant materials Mind Map on materials, created by chelseahope on 07/06/2013.
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