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  2. Found object - Wikipedia

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    A found object (a calque from the French objet trouvé ), or found art, [1] [2] [3] is art created from undisguised, but often modified, items or products that are not normally considered materials from which art is made, often because they already have a non-art function. [4] Pablo Picasso first publicly utilized the idea when he pasted a ...

  3. Micarta - Wikipedia

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    Micarta industrial laminates are normally phenolic, epoxy, silicone, or melamine resin based thermoset materials reinforced with fiberglass, cork, cotton cloth, paper, carbon fiber or other substrates. Micarta industrial laminate sheet is a hard, dense material made by applying heat and pressure to layers of prepreg. These layers of lamination ...

  4. Canvas - Wikipedia

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    Canvas. Canvas is an extremely durable plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, shelters, as a support for oil painting and for other items for which sturdiness is required, as well as in such fashion objects as handbags, electronic device cases, and shoes.

  5. Hessian fabric - Wikipedia

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    Hessian ( UK: / ˈhɛsiən /, US: / ˈhɛʃən / [1] ), burlap in the United States and Canada, [2] or crocus in Jamaica [3] and the wider Caribbean, is a woven fabric made of vegetable fibres, usually the skin of the jute plant [4] [5] [6] or sisal leaves. [7] It is generally used (in the crude tow form known as gunny) for duties of rough ...

  6. Material - Wikipedia

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    A material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object. Materials can be pure or impure, living or non-living matter. Materials can be classified on the basis of their physical and chemical properties, or on their geological origin or biological function. Materials science is the study of materials, their properties and ...

  7. Chiffon (fabric) - Wikipedia

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    Characteristics. Chiffon is a lightweight fabric which is associated with elegance and luxury; [4] it drapes well and has a shimmery and sheer appearance. [1] [4] Under a magnifying glass, chiffon resembles a fine net or mesh, which gives it some transparency. Chiffon can be produced out of natural or synthetic fibres. [1]

  8. Sailcloth - Wikipedia

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    Sailcloth. Sails made with synthetic fibers. Sailcloth is cloth used to make sails. It can be made of a variety of materials, including natural fibers such as flax, hemp, or cotton in various forms of sail canvas, and synthetic fibers such as nylon, polyester, aramids, and carbon fibers in various woven, spun, and molded textiles.

  9. Nomex - Wikipedia

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    Nomex is produced by condensation reaction from the monomers m -phenylenediamine and isophthaloyl chloride. [1] It is sold in both fiber and sheet forms and is used as a fabric where resistance from heat and flame is required. Nomex sheet is actually a calendered paper and made in a similar fashion. Nomex Type 410 paper was the first Nomex ...