Casket Materials

Question 1

the purchase, display,and sale of goods

Answer 1

merchandising

Question 2

goods that are bought and sold

Answer 2

merchandise

Question 3

case/recptacle for dead human remains; anthropodal shaped

Answer 3

coffin

Question 4

chest of valuable possessions

Answer 4

casse

Question 5

rigid container which is designed for encasement of remains and usually constructed of wood metal/like material and ornamented and lined with fabric

Answer 5

casket

Question 6

glue that binds cellulose together; allows wood to breathe

Answer 6

lignin

Question 7

deciduous; close grain pattern; strong and tough; more expensive

Answer 7

hardwood

Question 8

casket constructed from many different species of wood. component parts of single casket will not necessarily be constructed of the same species of wood

Answer 8

select hardwood

Question 9

coniferous; less distinct grain pattern; knot holes and other imperfections; soft and easy to work

Answer 9

soft woods

Question 10

made by unitiing superimposed layers of different materials;

Answer 10

laminates

Question 11

created by gluing thin layer of wood of superior value/ excellent grain to an inferior wood

Answer 11

wood veneer

Question 12

created by giving thin layer of man made material to an inferior wood/other material

Answer 12

artificial laminates

Question 13

card board; alternate containers; cloth covered caskets

Answer 13

corrugated fiberboard

Question 14

particle of wood bonded together with waterproof glue

Answer 14

composition board

Question 15

thin sheets of wood glued together with grains at right angles to one another

Answer 15

ply wood

Question 16

why do people select wood

Answer 16

natural warmth and beauty, uniqueness in grain pattern, familarity

Question 17

any metal that contains iron; steel, stainless steal

Answer 17

ferrous

Question 18

metal alloy consist mainly of iron and carbon

Answer 18

steel

Question 19

substance composed of 2/more metals

Answer 19

alloy

Question 20

measurements of thickness of metals; number of sheets of metal necessary to equal apporximate 1 inch of thickness

Answer 20

gauge

Question 21

metal alloy of steel, chromium, and somtimes nickle; resists rust; must have a min of 11% chromium

Answer 21

stainless steel

Question 22

12% chromium, 0% nickle. used in car mufflers; magnetic

Answer 22

400 series

Question 23

18% chromium, 8% nickle. used in table ware, sailboat cleats, shackles and jet engines; non magnetic

Answer 23

300 series

Question 24

any metal not formed from iron; copper, bronze, “precious”, “semiprecious”

Answer 24

nonferrous

Question 25

malleable, ductile, metallic element; reddish brown color; naturally resistant to rust/corrosion

Answer 25

copper

Question 26

copper metal rolled into sheets

Answer 26

wrought copper

Question 27

core of copper metal, copper ions combined by an electrolytic process; seamless casket

Answer 27

copper deposit

Question 28

molten copper poured into a mold, mold broken away, very expensive

Answer 28

seamless solid cast copper

Question 29

metal alloy consisting of 90% copper with tin and sometimes zinc comprising the other 10%; naturally resistant to rust/corrosion

Answer 29

bronze

Question 30

bronze metal rolled into sheets

Answer 30

wrought bronze

Question 31

molten bronze poured inot mold and allowed to cool; most expensive type

Answer 31

cast bronze

Question 32

compound with high molecular weight; similar in appearance to plasic; extemely available

Answer 32

polymer

Question 33

fine filaments of glass embedded in various resins

Answer 33

fiberglass