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