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4 Sep 2001: The maximum service temperature chart (on the right) is a useful way of identifying new possibilities for materials development.

4 Sep 2001: The shell is often still made of polycarbonate, but as cost is less of an issue new materials like glass fibre or carbon fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP/CFRP) composites are now

4 Sep 2001: Produce outline schemes for new 'Zimmer' frames which pack up more efficiently when not in use.

6 Sep 2001: Summary. Selection charts offer a new way to convey material properties to students. ... Philip Withers is Professor of Materials Science, Manchester University. This article is a draft version of a document written for inclusion in an IoP teacher

7 Sep 2007: the new Advancing Physics A Level syllabus.

5 Sep 2001: These case studies are intended particularly for those who are new to the concept of a material selection chart.

8 Sep 2001: Although extrusion appears to be a continuous process, it is really a batch process as it needs to be interrupted to load new billets.

30 Jan 2002: Recycling has costs associated with transport, separating and remelting or shredding, and these must be lower than the cost of using new raw material. ... Recycling is closely related to energy content, as energy is a significant factor in both the cost

30 Jan 2002: needed to make new material (e.g.

20 Jan 2000: Startup cost. All new products have one-off startup costs, such as special tools or moulds which have to be made. ... If this all seems like hard work, then there's some GOOD NEWS!