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MATERIALS - Coggle Diagram
MATERIALS
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OTHER TYPES OF MATERIALS
CERAMICS
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PROPERTIES:
- good insulators
- heat resistant
- chemical resistant
USE: INDUSTRIAL + DOMESTIC:
- tiles
- bricks
- industrial ovens
- furnaces
- pots
- porcelains
- cutting tools
COMPOSITES
COMPOSITION: 2 or more materials combined to have a stronger material (natural or synthetic elements)
USE:
- automotive industry
- aerospace industry
- architecture
- infrastructure
- sport equipment
FIBERGLASS
CARBON FIBRES
PROPERTIES:
- strong
- lightweight
- resistant to corrosion
- expensive
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CERMET
made by sintering a mixture of ceramic, metallic powders and metal composites
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SMART MATERIALS
SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS (SMAs)
can be bent into a shape and when heated at a certain temperature return to original shape
PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS produce a small electrical voltage for a moment under a mechanical stress; if a voltage is applied to the material it will result in a tiny change in shape
POLYMERS
THERMOPLASTICS
PVC
- hard - tough - easily moulded
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POLYESTER
strong, resistant to chemicals, abrasion, stretching
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POLYETHYLENE
USE: packaging (plastic bags, plastic films, containers
low strenght, hardness, rigidity, high ductility, impact strength
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