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Metals are extremely good conductors of ______

electricity and heat

Metals are quite ______, yet deformable

strong

Polymers include the familiar ______ and rubber materials

plastic

Ceramics are most frequently ______, nitrides, and carbides

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Composites are two or more ______ materials with significantly diff

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Good conductors

Materials that are very effective at conducting both electricity and heat.

Strong and deformable

Possessing considerable mechanical robustness, yet capable of being shaped without fracture.

Polymers

A category of materials that includes common plastics and rubber substances.

Ceramics composition

Typically composed of oxides, nitrides, and carbides in their composition.

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Composites

Materials that combine two or more different components each with unique properties.