Paper & Board

Stock forms for Paper&Boards range from:

A0 — A8

With A0 being the Largest and A8 being the smallest.

Paper & Board are compliant materials thanks to they nature for example they fold when you want it to and cut with simple tools same thing with scoring they do that too that’s why they called compliant.

All the different types of paper and boards:

• Layout — Translucent smooth paper for sketching

• Cartridge — Rough paper for Sketching

• Tracing — Translucent paper for copying things from one piece of paper to another

• Bleed-proof — Same feel to cartridge but the ink don’t start to run nowhere

• Treated — Simply paper but with a ‘treated‘ extra layer making it better for nice quality photos

• Watercolour — Watercolour paper for you guessed. Watercolouring

• Corrugated — The packages you buy off Amazon come in this corrugated cardboard stuff. Strong because of its inside ‘corrugated‘ layer hence the name.

• Bleached — Chemically treated paper making it better for printing

• Mount — not even paper but instead made of cotton for artwork

• Duplex — Doubled paper making it water-resistant, in turn making it look glossy while also making it perfect for food related produce

• Foil-Backed | Laminated — laminated card for cartons and such

• Metal Effect — high-quality card simply wrapped in some metal looking stuff making it perfect for a fancy gift or something

Timber

Stock Forms of Timber:

• Rough Sawn

• PSE

• PAR

• Natural Wood

• Manufactured Board

• Mouldings

Main Categories of Wood:

Hardwood:

• Oak

• Ash

• Mahogany

• Teak

• Birch

• Beech

BBTMOA

Softwood:

• Pine

• Spruce

• Douglas Fir

• Larch

• Cedar

LSDPC

Manufactured Board:

• Plywood | Marine Plywood

• Aeroply

• Flexible Plywood

• Chipboard

• MDF

FAPMC

Ways which can effect wood considers:

• Wet Rot — Rotting once again but in a wet climate.

• Dry Rot — Simply rotting but in a dry climate

• Insect Attacks — Those little curly things that eat the wood

Metal

Stock Forms of Metal:

• Sheet

• Plate

• Tube

• Bar

• Structural

SPTBS

Main Categories of Metal:

Ferrous:

• LCS

• MCS

• Cast iron

Non-Ferrous:

• Aluminum

• Copper

• Zinc

• Silver

• Gold

• Titanium

• Tin

ACSGT|TZ

Alloys:

• Ferrous Alloys

  • Stainless Steel

  • HSS

  • Die-Steel

SHD

• Non-Ferrous Alloys

  • Bronze

  • Brass

  • Duralumin

  • Pewter

BBDP

Polymer

Stock Forms of Polymer:

• Granules

• Sheet

• Film

• Extruded Shapes (Rod, Tube, Bar etc.)

• Foam

• Powder

FEFGPS

Main Categories of Polymer:

Thermoplastic:

• LDPE

• HDPE

• PP

• HIPS

• ABS

• PMMA

• Nylon

• uPVC

• PVC

Thermosetting:

• UF

• MF

• Polyester Resin

• Epoxy Resin

Elastomer:

• Polyisoprene

• BR

• Neoprene

• Silicone

Bio-Polymers:

• Natural

  • Corn-Starch Polymer

  • Potatopak

  • Biopol

  • PHA

• Synthetic

  • PLA

  • Lactide

  • Glycolide

Polymer has their own fair share of adventures too also exploring into sheets and films themself:

• Polymer Film — Thin and Flexible with a use for photographic film.

• Polymer Sheet — simply a Thicker version of its brother: Polymer film

Cellulose acetate — Natural bio-degradable material
Polylactide — Natural bio-degradable material

Composites

• CFRP

• GRP

• Tungsten Carbide

• Aluminum Composite Board

• Concrete

• Reinforced Concrete

• Fibre Cement

• Engineered Wood

Smart Materials

• SMAs

• Thermochromic Pigment

• Phosphorescent Pigment

• Photochromic Pigment

• Electroluminescent Wire

• Piezoelectric Material

Modern Materials

• Kevlar

• PMC

• High-Density Modelling Foam

• Polymorph

Consideration of Finishes:

Lamination

• Encapsulation

• Surface Coating

Both say in the name

There is Embossing which is when they add that raised texture feel to things like on the writing where it will say Happy Birthday or sumthin.

Varnishing simply is adding a layer that add protection and makes the current colour pop.