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Materials

Wood

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Hardwoods - slow growing, expensive (balsa, jelutong)

Softwoods - fast growing, cheap, easy to cut (pine)

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Plastics

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Thermoplastics - plastics which can be re-heated
Acrylic, styrofoam, expanded polystyrene, polyethylene (PET), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Thermosetting - plastics which cannot be re-heated

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Metal

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Ferrous - metals containing iron (steel)

Non-ferrous - mats not containing iron (aluminium, tin)

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Glass

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Raw materials are Quartz sand, limestone and soda heated and either pressed or blown

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Composites

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MDF (medium density fibreboard) - fibres of soft wood formed under pressure to make smooth sheets
Carbon fibre - fine strands of carbon woven into a fabric sheet. Extremely thin but extremely strong

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Paper

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GSM - grams per square meter

Tracing, cartridge, copier, folding box board, corrugated board

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