Modern Materials

A modern material is...

• are designed materials that have one or more properties that can be significantly changed in a controlled fashion by external stimuli

• a material that has been developed through the invention of new or improved processes to improve the properties of the material

• is a material that is produced from two or more constituent materials

Strength is...

• The ability to withstand forces without breaking

• Stretch and bend and return to their original shape

• The ability to withstand scratching or abrasion

• Hard to break or snap, the material changes shape instead

Malleability is...

• Stretch and bend and return to their original shape

• The ability to withstand scratching and abrasion

• Materials can be bent and shaped

• The ability to withstand forces without breaking

Hardness is...

• The ability to withstand scratching or abrasion

• The ability to withstand forces without breaking

• The ability to be bent and shaped

• Hard to break or snap, the material changes shape instead

Ductility is...

• Hard to break or snap, the material changes shape instead

• These materials can be bent and shaped

• The ability to withstand scratching or abrasion

• The ability to be drawn or pulled into a wire

Bioplastics are...

• plastics produced from renewable biomass sources

• plastics produced from oils and insects

• plastics produced from petrochemicals

Examples of biomass sources are...

• vegetable oils

• corn starch

• woodchips

• recycled food waste

Flexible MDF is...

• Pin hole MDF with the sole intention of creating a malleable panel

• Criss-crossed MDF with the sole intention of creating a malleable panel

• Slatted MDF with the sole intention of creating a malleable panel

• Grooved MDF with the sole intention of creating a malleable panel

Titanium is...

• a lustrous metal

• has low density, high strength

• resistant to corrosion in sea water and chlorine

• can be alloyed with iron and aluminium

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is...

• a flat-panel display that uses the sound-modulating properties of liquid crystals

• a flat-panel display that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals

• a flat-panel display that emits light and picture

• a flat-panel display