SMART Materials Flashcards

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SMART Materials Definition

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Reactive materials where their properties can be changed by environmental condition

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Thermochronic Pigments

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Changes colour with temperature

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Photochromic Materials

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Changes colour with light

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Electro-chromic Materials

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Changes opacity when electrical current passes through

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Plymorph

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Thermoplastic material, can be reshaped many times, granulates from small plastic beads and heated with hot water - Expensive, but suitable for 3D modelling

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Shape Memory Alloys

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Can bend out of shape, can stay in a plastic deformation state. When heated to a certain tenperature it will resturn to its original shape - sprinklers and dental braces

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