1. Research Materials
Marley Emerich DT A
Every designed 3-D product is made from a material. Materials come in many different forms. Ex: timber, metal, plastics,
and others known as resistant materials. Textiles, cloth, paper, etc, are known as compliant materials. for our
moving toy project we are going to consider mainly “resistant” materials.
Wood:
There are two types of natural wood, softwood and hardwood (ex. Cherry Oak). The
names don’t really have anything to do with the hardness of the wood,
it depends on the tree. Also, there are manmade woods such as
blockboard and chipboard which are made in factories.
Metals:
Metal comes naturally form the ground in the form of a solid or liquid. There are
two types of metal. Ferrous metal, which contains iron and non-ferrous
metal, which do NOT contain iron. Metal’s today are used for many things
including jewelry, electronics, and screws.
Plastics:
Made in 1862. A material that the vast majority of objects worldwide is made of.
Plastic can be melted and shaped but it is harmful to the environment. There
are two types of plastics, but both are (all plastic is) base on polyer (a
molecule).
Textiles:
A flexible material made of natural or artificial fibers. Textiles are formed by weaving, knitting,
2. crocheting, knotting, or pressing fibers together. They can be used for clothing, place mats, blankets, hankercheifs, rags,
shoes, towels, curtains, to even parachutes and balloons.
3. Wood Metal Plastic Textiles
Softwood: Ferrous Metal: Thermosetting Plastic: Animal Textiles:
Comes from Coniferous trees. A piece of cloth or flexible
Pure or wrought iron. Also When “set”, these plastics
They are known for being easy material made of animal hair
to cut and shape. Softwood includes mild, stainless, or
can be shaped or molded or animal hair fibers that have
trees tend to grow faster than carbon steel. Many are into a certain object. Bowls been made by weaving,
hardwood. Are better for the magnetic. are an example of this. The knitting, crocheting, knotting,
environment. bond between the or pressing fibers together.
Examples: Pine Non-Ferrous Metal: Ex: Wool, Silk, Leather,
molecules is very strong and
Cheap because of it’s Mohair
common use. Used in a lot of they are linked together in a
furniture and is easy to use. The more common metal certain way that doesn’t Yarn:
known to people. Aluminum, allow these plastics to be
Hardwood: sliver, copper, lead, and A long continuos string of
recycled.
interlocked fibers. Thread is a
brass. Most are used to Ex: Glue, Polyurethane
Comes from Deciduous trees. type of yarn intended for
They take longer to grow and make machines or Paint sewing. Manufactured yarn
the wood tends to be very electronics and are quite sometimes has a wax coat on
hard and tough to manage. light in weight. Copper can Thermoplastics: it.
Leaves are flat and thin. be used for pipes, and
Example: Mahogany Mineral Textiles:
Aluminum for window Can be re-heated and re-
Expensive for it’s quality like frames and kitchen shaped because of their Made of asbestos and basalt
Oak. Good for furniture. appliances. weak chemical and fibers. Used for sheeting, and
Manmade woods: molecule bond. These adhesives, stage curtains, and
plastics can be recycled. fire blankets. Glass fibre is
used for making astronaut
Ex: Hardboard Ex: Nylon, Styrofoam,
helmets.
Made from pulped wood Acrylic, Polyethylene, and
fibers. Smooth on only 1 Polythene
side.
4. Bibliography
Information from the internet:
http://www.technologystudent.com/designpro/metals1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile
http://www.technologystudent.com/designpro/plastic1.htm
http://greenlifestylemagazine.net/issue-5/animal-textiles.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarn
Images:
http://www.easychinasupply.com/selling_list/archive304/304_107.html
http://www.danielsfloors.com/id2.html
