Glass
What type of glass is considered the backbone of the internet?
Optical glass fiber
What type of plastic can be reformed with heat?
Thermoplastics
What is the name for a metal with iron in it?
Ferrous metals
The property that describes how resistant a material is to scratching or denting.
What is hardness?
A process that involves drying out wood and reducing the moisture content to make it more dimensionally stable.
What is seasoning?
What are the two main types of gas fill in windows?
Argon and Krypton
Printed on plastic, it helps to determine whether your plastic can be recycled.
What is the Resin Identification Code?
What type of metal is gold?
Precious metal
A material like rubber or plastic that does not allow electricity to pass through easily.
What is an insulator?
Medium Density Fiberboard.
What does MDF stand for?
what is the main ingredient in making glass?
sand
Thermoplastics and thermosets.
What are the 2 main categories of plastics?
This nozzle or pipe acts as the entrance for air into a blast furnace, crucial for producing pig iron.
What is a tuyere?
A material that allows electricity to flow through it easily.
What is a conductor?
What is a hardwood that is very soft and weak?
Balsa Wood
what process is used to make glass stronger?
tempering
A metal that can be used for die casting, galvanizing steel, and is a component in batteries.
What is Zinc?
The ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or compressed.
What is elasticity?
This wood grows quickly
What is softwood?
A type of coating on window glass keeps heat in during winter and out in summer.
What is Low-E?
What 2 elements does bronze mainly consist of?
Copper and tin.
What is the measure of being able to stretch, bend, or be turned into wires
Ductility