Describe, with using necessary diagrams, the structure and/or microstructure of the following materials and justify their applications based on their properties.    Plain carbon steel (0.25% C), as used to make a body panel for a car Duraluminum 2024: as used to make aircraft structures High density polyethylene (HDPE), as used to make non-carbonated drinks containers Silicon carbide, as used in ball type flow control valves Carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP), as used in the construction of high-end automobile racing

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Describe, with using necessary diagrams, the structure and/or microstructure of the following materials and justify their applications based on their properties. 

 

  • Plain carbon steel (0.25% C), as used to make a body panel for a car
  • Duraluminum 2024: as used to make aircraft structures
  • High density polyethylene (HDPE), as used to make non-carbonated drinks containers
  • Silicon carbide, as used in ball type flow control valves
  • Carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP), as used in the construction of high-end automobile racing
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