Product (Materials)

Product (Materials)

1. Natural timbers

   • Hardwoods
     • Beech
       • Straight grained
       • Light in colour
       • Very hard
       • Easy to work with
     • Oak
       • Very strong
       • Light in colour
       • Open grain
       • Hard to work with
     • Ash
     • Mahogany
       • Easy to work
       • Reddish brown
       • Very expensive
     • Teak
   • Softwoods
     • Scots pine
       • Straight grained
       • Light in colour
       • Fairly strong
       • Easy to work with
       • Cheap/Readily available
     • Spruce
       • Creamy white
       • Small hard knots
       • Not very durable
     • Douglas Fir
   • Aplications
     • Furniture
     • Decorative products
     • Jewellery/craft
     • Construction

2. Man Made Boards

   • Plywoods
     • Very strong
     • Interior and exterior grades
     • Panneling
     • Furniture making
   • Aero Ply
   • Flexi Ply
   • Chipboard
     • Made from chips of wood
     • Usually laminated
     • Kitchen/bedroom furniture
   • MDF
     • Smooth even surface
     • Easily machined
     • Can be painted/stained
     • Water/Fire resistant forms
   • Hardboard
     • Very cheap
     • Sometimes laminated
     • Furniture backs
     • Door pannels

3. Laminates and Veneers

   • Veneers
     • Beech
     • Ash
     • Oak
     • Walnut
     • Paper and Foil Backed
   • Laminates
     • Formica
     • Coated paper printed on foil laminates
   • Applications
     • Decorative surfaces
     • Laminate Flooring
     • Jewellery
     • Furniture

4. Ferrous metals

   • Mild steel
     • Ductile and malleable
     • Rusts quickly
     • Nuts and bolts
     • Gates
   • Cast Iron
     • Very strong
     • Brittle
     • Manhole covers
     • Car brake disks
   • High carbon steel
     • Very strong
     • Very hard
     • Resistant to abrasion
   • Contains iron
     • Will rust is exposed to moisture
     • Are magnetic
   • Stainless steel
     • Very resistant to water/corrosion/rust
     • Kitchen sinks
     • Cutlery
   • Stock forms
     • Sheet
     • Bar/Tube
   • Applications
     • Car body pannels
     • Tools
     • Machine parts

5. Non Ferrous metals

   • Aluminium
     • Light in colour
     • Lightweight
     • Saucepans
     • Cooking foil
     • Window frames
   • Copper
     • Ductile/Malleable
     • Red/Brown colour
     • Good conductor of heat/electricity
     • Electrical components
     • Plumbing
     • Roof coverings
   • Tin
     • Very ductile and malleable
     • Resistant to corrosion
     • Bright silver
     • Coating on cans
     • Tin foil
   • Zinc
     • Very resistant to corrosion
     • Very weak
     • Galvanize steel
     • Screws
   • Brass
     • Cast and macined
     • Yellow in colour
     • Mixture of copper and zinc
     • Decorative metalwork
     • Door handles
   • Do not contain iron
   • Resistant to corrosion
   • Stock forms
     • Sheet
     • Tube