Materials

Wood

Hard Woods

Oak - Furniture - Strong and Hard

Ash - Hurleys - Bendy

Balsa - A soft hardwood - Easy to Shape

Soft Woods

Pine - Used for building - Red Deal

Spruce - Doors and skirting - Used for interior

Yew - Furniture - Exterior

Manufactured Woods

MDF - Medium Density Fiberboard - Glue and wood fibers - Kitchens and Furniture

Chipboard - Chips of wood and glue - Easy to shape and work - Any Size - Furniture

Plywood - Layers of wood stuck together - Boats - Shelves - Strong, flexible and waterproof

Veneer

Expensive wood on top of cheap wood

Metals

Ferrous Metals

Iron - Strong but soft - magnetic - Good for building asd

Steel - Strong and Hard - Iron and Carbon used for cars chairs needles and forks

Non-Ferrous Metals

Copper - Wires

Lead - Roofs

Gold - Jewellery

Plastics

Plastics are made from oil.

Most stay in the environment as pollution.

Thermoplastics - Can be heated and reshaped many times

Acrylic

Nylon

ABS

PLA

PVC

Polystyrene

Thermosetting Plastics - Stuck in that shape - Don’t melt/bend more than once

Silicone

Fiberglas

Fabrics

Natural

Expensive and Hard wearing

Cotton

Silk

Wool

Leather

Synthetic

Cheaper and easier to wash - not as hard wearing

Acrylic

Polyester

Spandex

Nylon

Smart Materials + Composites

PhotoChromic - Changes with light

ThermoChromic - Changes with heat

Memory Alloys - Changes shape with electricity muscle wire

Display Glass - Tv in a pane of glass

Magnetic Fluid - Liquid moves with magnets

Composites

Composites are mixes of lots of different materials to combine them

Kevlar - body Armour - Plastic Metal

Heat Resistant cover on spacheships

Foams for insulation - walls with batteries