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Properties and uses of materials
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All you need to know about the properties and uses for different materials. (Unfinished)
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Properties and uses of materials
Hardwood timbers
Ash
Properties
Open-grained, Tough, flexible
Uses
Sports equipment, Wooden ladders, Tool handles
Beech
Properties
Close-grained, hard, tough, strong, warps easily
Uses
Furniture, Toys, tool handles
Properties
Uses
Indoor and outdoor furniture
Mahogany
Properties
Uses
Good quality furniture
Properties
Strong, Hard, Tough, Open-grained, corrodes steel screws and fittings.
Uses
Interior woodwork, good quality furniture.
Softwood timbers
Scots pine
Properties
Uses
Diy-cheap quality furniture, Constructional work, Simple joinery
Parana pine
Properties
Hard-straight grained, Knot free, Fairly strong, Durable
Uses
Good quality-expensive furniture.
Spruce
Properties
Small hard knots, Not very durable.
Uses
General indoor work, White wood furniture used in bedrooms and kitchens.
Yellow Ceader
Properties
Uses
Furniture, Boats, veneers, model making
European redwood
Properties
Strong, Knotty, Durable when preserved
Uses
General woodwork, cupboards, shelves, roofs
Ferrous metals
Cast Iron
Properties
Brittle, corrodes by rusting, Boiling point: 1200 c
Uses
Casting, rail tracks, aircraft, construction
Mild Steel
Properties
Tough, Ductile, malleable, good tensile strength, poor resistance to corrosion, Boiling point: 1600 c
Uses
Engineering, aircraft, cars, buildings.
High carbon steel
Properties
Brittle, Can be heat treated to make it harder, tough, Boiling point: 1800 c
Uses
Cutting tools, ball bearings
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