Choosing Materials - Electronic Products

When designing you will need to choose appropriate materials to make your design from. There are many different types of materials but some are more suitable than others for a variety of reasons. Here is a selection of those reasons.

STRONG - The material will resist - Tension forces
-Compression forces
-Torsion forces
-Shear Forces

TOUGH - The material can withstand shock
(eg Hammer Blows)

BRITTLE - The material will break easily if subject to slight shock or force

HARD - The material is long lasting by being resistant to wear, weather, heat etc.

WEIGHT - Light
- Heavy

EASY TO WORK WITH - Cutting
- Drilling
- Smoothing
- Fixing/assembling/gluing
- Finishing, (eg Paint, Varnish etc)

SAFETY - Non - Toxic
- non - Flammable
- Not Sharp etc.

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