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Surface Treatments Smart, Modern &

and Finishes Composite Materials

There’s no doubt that surface treatments and A thoughtfully designed resource providing a
finishes contribute significantly to the success of unique and easy-to-understand insight into the
products. However, it’s an area which is difficult to exciting world of 21st Century materials, their

cover in detail now that the DT curriculum is so wide development, use, and potential. Each section
ranging. includes a revision quiz.
This resource will improve your students

understanding of the main forms of surface Smart Materials:
treatment and finishing processes in schools • what is a smart material ?
and industrial situations. • chemiluminescent materials
• electroluminescent materials
Metals • piezoelectric materials
• why finish metals? • anodising • bluing • dip coating • smart grease
• electroplating • enamelling • galvanising • painting • smart inks & coatings
• polishing • powder coating • water transfer printing • shape-memory alloys
• smart nanomaterials
Timbers
Dip coating • smart polymers Smart Materials: Thermochromic Polymers
• why finish wood? • surface preparation • paint • smart textiles
• oil • shellac • stain • varnish • veneer • wax
• touch sensing

Polymers Modern Materials:
• why finish polymers? • flame polishing acrylic • what is a modern material ?
• diamond edge polishing & buffing • GRP gelcoat
• plating on plastic • laser engraving • textured moulds • aerogels
• vinyl decals & stickers • metal foams
• modern nanomaterials
Textiles • modern technical textiles
• why finish textiles? • dyeing • laser finishing • printing • polymorph
• biological • chemical • mechanical • smart • appliqué Electroplating • superhydrophobic coatings Modern Materials: XPL
• embellishment • painting • embroidery • quilting • XPL

Papers and Boards Composite Materials:

• why finish papers and boards? • embossing • gilding • what is a composite?
• edge staining & painting • marbling • laminates & films • carbon fibre reinforced polymer
• UV varnishing • energy absorbing polymers
• glass fibre reinforced polymer
• quantum tunnelling composite
• robotic materials
Use QR code to request a FREE trial or visit: • concrete
www.focuseducational.com/apps-pack-trial • plywood
Powder coating Composite Materials: Carbon Fibre

Online version: this title is included as Online version: this title is included as
part of the DT Resource Pack on pages 10-11. part of the DT Resource Pack on pages 10-11.
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