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My top 10 favorite materials

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1. Material: Gold Processing: Forging Properties: Melting temperature= 1064 C Applications: Jewelry, gold plating for connectors Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold 2. Material: PVC Processing: Rigid PVC processing Properties: Melting point - 140 C Applications: pipes Ref: http://www.pvc.org/en/p/pvcs-physical-properties 3. Material: Nylon Processing: Hydrolysis Properties: Melting temperature= 624 C Applications: clothes, strong wires Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nylon 4. Material: Aluminium Processing: Forging Properties: Melting temperature= 1221 C Applications: aluminium foils, cans Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium 5. Material: Steel Processing: forging Properties: Melting temperature= 1510 C Applications: Hangers, plates, common metal parts Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steelmaking 6. Material: silicon Processing:silicon wafer processing Properties: Melting temperature= 2577 C Applications: Integrated circuits ...