materials properties

ECOLOGICAL

recycable

convert (waste) into reusable material

toxicity

the quality of being toxic or poisonous.

biodegrability

capable of being decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms and thereby avoiding pollution.

CHEMICAL

oxidation

the process or result of oxidizing or being oxidized

corrosion

the process of corroding or being corroded.

TECHNOLOGICAL

elasticity/plasticity

the ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed; stretchiness.

hardness (duresa)

the quality or condition of being hard.

malleability/ducticity

is the quality of something that can be shaped into something else without breaking

toughness (tenecitat)

the state of being strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling.

recilience

the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.

PHYSICAL

optical

opaque

not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.

translucent

permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible

transparent

having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.

relating to sight, especially in relation to the action of light.

density

the degree of compactness of a substance.

electrical properties

conductors

is a fundamental property of a material that quantifies how strongly that material opposes the flow of electric current.

expansion & contraction

the state or quality of being expanded.

the quality or state of being contracted.

fusibility

the quality of being fusible or convertible from a solid to a liquid state by heat.

mechanical

caused by or derived from machinery

stengh

torsion

the state of being twisted.

tension

the state of being stretched or strained.

compresion

the act of compressing.

flexion

the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.

shear (aisllament)

to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument