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SOFTWOODS
MAHOGANY CHIPBOARD
MAN MADE
HARDWOOD
WOODS
WOODS
OAK MDF PLYWOOD
BEECH
HARDBOARD
RESISTANT
MATERIALS
METALS
ALUMINIUM
POLYMERS
NON-FERROUS UREA
METALS FORMALDEHYDE
POLYESTER
BRASS (ALLOY)
RESIN HIGH-IMPACT
POLYSTYRENE (HIPS)
FERROUS
METALS ACRYLONITRILE-
CARBON BUTADIENE-STYRENE
(ABS)
POLYVINYL
STEEL CHLORIDE (PVC)
STAINLESS
MILD STEEL ACRYLIC POLYETHENE
STEEL
Advantages Disadvantages
Easily worked and joined, Will oxidise (rust) if left un-
even in a school workshop protected
Relatively cheap Can only be case hardened
Widely available in numer-
ous forms and sections
Can be recycled
Advantages Disadvantages
Easily cleaned Difficult to use and join in
Does not need any surface a school workshop
finishing Specialist welding equip-
Can be recycled ment required for joining
Advantages Disadvantages
Can be recycled Will oxidise (rust) if left un-
protected
Can be easily heat treated
Advantages Disadvantages
Easily drawn into thin Expensive
wires and sheets Difficult to weld as special-
Can be recycled ist equipment is required
Easily cast
Advantages Disadvantages
Easily drawn into thin Expensive
wires Will tarnish (change col-
Can be recycled our) over time.
Easily soldered
Advantages Disadvantages
Can be polished to achieve Relatively expensive
a high-lustre finish
Tougher than copper
Can be recycled
Easily cast and turned
Advantages Disadvantages
Can be recycled Brittle