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1st Year (Friday) Materials and their Properties - Coggle Diagram
1st Year (Friday) Materials and their Properties
Properties
Toughness
The ability to
withstand
fracturing
when
hit with impact
.
Hardness
The ability to
withstand scratching
and
denting
.
Insulator
Does not
allow
heat
,
sound
or
electricity
through it easily
Conductor
Does
allow
heat
and
electricity
through it easily
Brittleness
The ability to
shatter/break
easily
Malleable
The ability to
shape/hammer
a material easily
without fracturing
Ductile
The ability to be
stretched
into thin wire
without fracturing
Strength
The ability to
withstand stretching
and
squishing (compression)
without breaking/fracturing
Materials
Plastic
Acrylic
PVC
Nylon
Wood
Oak
Birch
Ash
Red Deal
Metal
Aluminium
Copper
Iron
Brass
Steel
Ferrous
Does rust
/corrosive
Is
magnetic
Contains
iron
Non-Ferrous
Does
not rust
. Non corrosive
Does not
contain
iron
Is
not magnetic
What is an alloy
2
or
more
metals
mixed together
Improve
material
properties