Stock Forms Flashcards
What are Raw Materials?
Raw materials are unprocessed materials used to produce a variety of products. In spite of this, the materials or components must be in stock for businesses and have shipped to their company.
Examples of Raw Materials
Trees, Crude Oil, Ores
What are Stock Forms?
Materials are supplied in many common shapes. Selecting the most appropriate marerial is important. The use of appropriate stock form will keep down costs and avoid for any additional matching or processing before use.
Wood Stock Forms
Planks of wood are sold in standard widths,lengths diameter and thickness. Rough sawn wood is used for hidden work it hasn’t been planed smooth. More smooth as a stock form.
Metal Stock Forms
Metal is available in sheet or tubular form, usually in standard thickness, length or diameter.
Plastic Stock Forms
Like metal and timber polymers come in range of stock sizes, rod,sheet and tubes. It can also be blown into foam also heated and rolled into film.