10.3 Using materials
Cards (31)
- What is corrosion?
- What two elements are necessary for iron to rust?
- How can corrosion be prevented?
- What are some methods of applying protective coatings?
- What protects aluminium from corrosion?
- What is sacrificial protection in corrosion prevention?
- What metal is commonly used to galvanise iron?
- How does sacrificial protection work?
- What are most metals used in everyday applications?
- Why are pure metals like copper too soft for everyday use?
- What is gold in jewellery usually an alloy with?
- What is bronze an alloy of?
- What is brass an alloy of?
- What are steels made from?
- How can alloys be designed?
- What are low-carbon steels used for?
- What are high-carbon steels used for?
- What are stainless steels resistant to?
- What are aluminium alloys used for?
- What is soda-lime glass made from?
- What is borosilicate glass made from?
- What are clay ceramics made from?
- What do the properties of polymers depend on?
- What are the differences between low density and high density polyethene?
- Why does low density polyethene have a low melting point?
- Why does high density polyethene have a higher melting point?
- What are thermosoftening polymers made of?
- What happens to thermosoftening polymers when heated?
- What are thermosetting polymers characterized by?
- What are most composites made of?
- What is a property of bricks and pottery?