types of other materials (incomplete)

Question 1

Glulam (modern material)

Answer 1

layered timber and glue to create complex shapes and components

Question 2

Glulam (application)

Answer 2

Buildings, Bridges, structural components

Question 3

Kevlar (modern material)

Answer 3

Fibres combined with resin to create a weave of fabric like material

Question 4

Kevlar (applications)

Answer 4

stab/ bullet proof vests
aircraft construction
puncture proof tires

Question 5

Graphene (modern material)

Answer 5

Nanomaterial
atom thin sheets of hexagonal arrangement of carbons
often rolled into very thin hollow fullerenes ( “nanotubes” or spherical “bucky balls”)

Question 6

Graphene (applications)

Answer 6

medial treatment
nano-electronics
battery manufacture

Question 7

Graphene (Properties)

Answer 7

ADVANTAGES:
incredibly good tensile strength
good hardness
goof electrical conductivity
thin and lightweight
DISADVANTAGES:
non recyclable

Question 8

Glulam (Properties)

Answer 8

eliminates timber defects
easy to form into a range of shapes
sustainable
high strength to weight ratio

Question 9

Kevlar (Properties)

Answer 9

high tensile strength
high toughness
low weight
generally flexible

Question 10

Precious metal clay [PMC] (Properties)

Answer 10

very easy to form and manipulate into a complex shape
uses less precious metal than a wasting process

Question 11

Precious metal clay [PMC] (modern material)

Answer 11

tiny micro-particles of precious metals are bound together into a pliable material which is fired at 700 C leaving only the metal

Question 12

Precious metal clay [PMC] (applications)

Answer 12

Jewellery and decorative items