5.2 Flashcards
what factors consdiered when choosing timber
aetshteics
physical proeprites
sutiability for location
ease of machine
cost
avalability
constency in quality
waste?
timber aestehtcis
grain
pattern
colour
finsih
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what are soft woods
timber from broad leaf trees
slow growing
deciduous trees
what are soft woods
timber from confieruosu trees
fast growing
examples of hard woods
oak
teak
beacch
eg of softwood
pine
spruce
doglas fir
preoprties of oak
hard
tough
attarctive grain
weatjer resitance
what does oak contain that can cdammage steel fixing or screws and shit
tannic acid
uses of oak
furntiture
flooirng
cladding
inetrior exterior joinery
proeprties and characteristics of teak
hard
tough
streight grain
natural oils
what do teaks natrual oils resit
moisture
acids
alkalis
uses of teak
aoutdoor furntiture
benches
deck boats
proeprties and characteristics of beech
hard
tough
close grain
avalabile in steamed and unsteamed
meanign fo stemaed and unsteamed beech
steamed = white colour
unsteamed = pink tinge
uses of beech
chairs
chopping boards
tools, eg mallets
kitchen ware
turned bowls
proeprties and characteristics of pine
straigh grain
knotty
can contain resinous knots
what is pine also knwon as
European red wood
uses of pine
indoor furntiture
proeprties and characteristics of spruce
straight grain
restiant to splitting
uses of spruce
indoor furntiture
proeprties and characteristics of douglas fir
straight/slight wavy grain
few knows
stable
good corrosion resistance
uses of fir
veneers
plywood
joinery
construction work
types of manfuactured boards
laminated baoards
compressed baords
what are laminated boards
layers glued together in a well organsied structrue with a syntehtci resin that sets rapidly udner heat and pressure
what are compressed baords
made from chips strands and particles of timebr glued udner comrpessive forces
why is manufactrued baords better than natrual timebrs
available in large sheets
dimensionally stable
constsen proeties
pre finsihed
envriomental ebenfit
enviro benefits fo manufactured boards
made from low grade timbers
utilise wastage fromother manfuacture
examples of laminated board
ply wood
flexible ply wood
hwo si ply wood made
thin layers of wood placed adn glued 90 degrees to eachother and comrpessed
proeprties of ply wood
good strength in all directions
no grain weakenss
does ply wood have even laeyrs
no always odd
what si MDF
compressed wood fibres
what sometiems is used as an additional resin for mdf
urea formalhydge
proeprties and characteristics of mdf
2 smooth faces
avalible in either standard grade or veneered with layer of timebr
uses of ply wood
structural work
desk tops
indoor furtniture
floor baords
uses of flexible plywood
laminaetd board
curved panels
uses of mdf
model or mould mking
furntiture
furntiture that may be made of mdf
book cases
cabinets
desks
hwo is block baord made
layers of strips of laminated timebr whcich run perpendicular to the baords surfaces
uses of block baord
indoor furntiture
shelvign
tabel tops
what is chip board
chisp of timber comrpessed to board form
proeprties fo chip baord
weak structure
poor aethtcis
why does chip baord haev a weak structure
chipped, non compact struct
is chip baord usually veneered
yes
uses of chip board
flat pack furntiure
where veneeer used on top
kicthen cupboards or work tops
types of metals
ferrous - contain iron
non ferrous - contain no iron
eg of non ferrous
aluminium
copper
eg of ferrous
mild steel
stainless steel
cast iron
proeprties and characteristics of aluminum
light weight
ductile
malleable
corrisve resitant
conductive
weldign processes that can be used on aluminium
MIG AND TIG
meltign temp of aluminum
660
uses of aluminum
drink cans
aricraft bodies
bike frams
sauce pans
cookign utensils
packagign
foil
proeprties and characteristics of copper
ductile
malleable
tough
corrision resitsant
condcuive
can copper be welded
no btu it can be sodlered adn brazed
meltign temp of copper
1083
uses of copper
electrical wires
pricnted circuits
wtaer pipes
hotwater tanks
central ehatign pipes
proeprties and characteristics of mild steel
ductile
high tensile strenght
tough
malleable
is midl steel poor corrsisve reist
yes
eltign temp of midl steel
1427
uses of midl stee
nut
bolt
washers
screws
car bodies
out panels fo white good