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Chapter 11- Manipulating And Combining Materials Flashcards

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Light – emitting materials

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Electroluminescent- emergency exits, electric current passed through
Fluorescent materials produce light when exposed to UV rays
Phosphorescent materials produced light as a result of being exposed to a light source. Only after light source removed

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Modern materials

Those that have been developed over the past 50 years

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Mixture of materials- composites
Carbon fibre, fibre optics, waterproof and breathable
Kevlar- same weight as steel but even harder, plastics
PCL- low melting point, biodegradeable, morphed by hand modelled

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Smart materials- colour changing

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Photochromic- change colour in responsive to light

Thermochromic – change colour in response to changes in temperature

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