Technological materials

Technological materials

1. technical materials

   • raw material
   • natural material
   • processed material
     • woods
     • plastics
     • construction materials
     • metals
     • textiles

2. propeties

   • sensory propeties
     • feel
     • brightness
     • transparency
     • texture
     • colour
   • mechanical propeties
     • elastic/ plastic
     • hard/ soft
     • tough/ brittel
     • malleable
     • ductile
   • physical propeties
     • insulators
     • conductors
   • other propeties

3. wood

   • how we obtain wood
     • felling
       • debarking
         • transport to the sawmill
           • sawing for end use
             • drying
               • cleaning, planing and sanding
                 • treatments and finishes
   • types
     • softwoods
     • hardwoods
   • wood derivatives
     • plywood
     • chipboard
     • paper
     • cardboard
     • cork

4. metals

   • classifying metals
     • non-ferrous metals
       • copper
       • tin
       • aluminium
       • zinc
       • other non-ferrous metals
     • ferrous metals
       • iron
       • steel
       • cast iron