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Properties of materials

Carol Tear looks at the mechanical properties of materials. These include how strong, how elastic and how hard materials are. To compare materials, scientists need to be able to describe and measure these properties

It is important to be clear about the meaning of words used to describe materials. For example, the word ‘brittle’ describes a material that breaks easily, or suddenly, without any extension first. This useful Warren School site lists the words that are commonly used in A-level physics, and their definitions. It gives some examples of materials that show these properties:

https://tinyurl.com/Warren-physics

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