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Materials Research - Coggle Diagram

- - - - durable
      - Tough
      - used for good furniture
      - 'polishes well'
      - brown
      - strong
    - - used for high quality furniture
      - dark reddish colour
      - close grain
      - cuts well
      - nice finish
    - - Flexible
      - Tough
      - narrow grain
      - Good for steam bending
      - pale colour
      - takes stain well
      - getting harder to find
  - - - Pale
      - nice looking grain
      - light
      - 'easy to form'
      - used for decking + construction
    - - pale cream colour
      - even grain
      - 'easy to form'
      - takes 'stain colour' well
      - used for furniture + construction
  - - - smooth
      - light brown
      - easy to finish
      - absoarbs water
        
        not suitable for outdoors
    - - layers glued together to be stronger
      - outer layer looks nice
      - easy to cut
      - can be stained/ painted
    - - compacted wood chips
      - end cuts = difficult to finish
      - strong
      - absorbant to water
      - used for veneered worktops + flooring
- - - - alloy
      - grey + smooth
      - rusts without protection
      - ductile
      - tough
      - easy to form, 'braze' and weld
      - versatile
    - - dull grey
      - rusts easily
      - brittle when thin
      - can be cast in a mould
    - - alloy
      - grey + smootgh
      - does not rust easily
      - hard wearing (long lasting)
      - less ductile than low carbon
      - harder than low carbon
  - - - light grey + matt finish
      - lightweight
      - strong
      - ductile
    - - rose colour
      - polishes well
      - can oxides to a greeny colour
      - can be polished
      - welds easily
      - good electrical conductor
    - - silver colour
      - soft
      - malluable
      - easy to form
  - - - Non-ferrous
      - gold colour
      - darkens over time due to oxidization
      - mix of copper and zinc
      - can be cast
    - - ferrous
      - silver when polished
      - doesn't rust
      - hard
      - smooth
      - mix of chromium, Nickle and manganese