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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

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.

8 Sep 2001: There are various ways these aims can be achieved:. Coating the surface in a new material - e.g.

8 Sep 2001: New carbon fibre and precision forming techniques mean that these bodies can now last all season.

8 Sep 2001: For thicker workpieces, new processes such as plasma-arc, water jet and lasers are becoming competitive because of their greater flexibility.

7 Sep 2001: Why will new reserves of minerals/oil which are not now economic to mine become economic in the future?