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To make a circuit board clamp 2 main modern materials are used, these are: * Low carbon steel * Nylon These two materials have many different properties and design issues and in this essay I am going to be looking at what they are and why that certain material has been used. First I'm going to look at the different properties of Low Carbon Steel. The properties I'm going to be looking at are the density, weight, machine ability, strength and cost. Low carbon steel has a carbon content of around 0.05-0.29%, this is less than the other types of carbon steel including medium, high and ultra-high carbon steel therefore it is more ductile. Firstly i'm going to look at it's density, this is a measure of how heavy an object is for a given size, for example the mass of material per unit volume. The density of this material is 0.28 lb/in3. Next is its strength,...

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