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1Alloy wheel — on a passenger car Alloy wheels are automobile (car, motorcycle and truck) wheels which are made from an alloy of aluminium or magnesium. They are typically lighter for the same strength and provide better heat conduction and improved cosmetic… …
2Aluminium alloy — Aluminium alloys are alloys of aluminium, often with copper, zinc, manganese, silicon, or magnesium. They are much lighter and more corrosion resistant than plain carbon steel, but not quite as corrosion resistant as pure aluminium. Bare… …
3Shape memory alloy — A shape memory alloy (SMA, also known as a smart alloy, memory metal, or muscle wire) is an alloy that remembers its shape, and can be returned to that shape after being deformed, by applying heat to the alloy. When the shape memory effect is… …
4Shape-memory alloy — A shape memory alloy (SMA, smart metal, memory metal, memory alloy, muscle wire, smart alloy) is an alloy that remembers its original, cold forged shape: returning the pre deformed shape by heating. This material is a lightweight, solid state… …
5Grob G-102 Astir — NOTOC The G 102 Astir is a single seat glassfibre Standard Class sailplane, designed by Burkhart Grob and built by GROB. It was the first sailplane GROB serially produced, with the first flight in December 1974).The Astir is of composite… …
6Silicon — Not to be confused with the silicon containing synthetic polymer silicone. aluminium ← silicon → phosphorus C ↑ Si ↓ Ge …
7Ferrari F50 — Infobox Automobile name=Ferrari F50 manufacturer=Ferrari parent company = Fiat Group layout=RMR layout production=1995 ndash;1997 (349 produced) assembly=Maranello, Italy predecessor=Ferrari F40 successor=Ferrari Enzo related=Ferrari F50 GT body… …
8Mercedes-Benz W201 — This article is about the entry level luxury car produced from 1982 to 1993. For other models sold with the same name, see Mercedes Benz 190. Mercedes 190E, C Class Manufacturer Mercedes Benz Production …
9Composite material — A cloth of woven carbon fiber filaments, a common element in composite materials Composite materials, often shortened to composites or called composition materials, are engineered or naturally occurring materials made from two or more constituent …
10Model engine — For the band (previously known as Black Eyed Sceva), see Model Engine. An old Cox Babe Bee 0.049 cubic inch (0.8 cubic cm.) reed valve engine disassembled. The weight is two and a quarter ounces with the propeller and large fuel tank, but without …
