Help:Material research
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Contribute a material
before you contribute a material
Please review the following steps before you add a new material to the project.
- Check to see if your material already exists in the MaterialWiki project.
- Check the material wish list to see if your material has already been suggested.
- Refer to the material research guidelines below if want to contribute a new material and you have knowledge about that material.
- Consider suggesting a material if you do not feel qualified to contribute material content.
contribute a material
please note: this process requires that you are a registered user of the MaterialWiki project
- Create a new article for your material.
- material names should be entirely lowercase
- material names should be the generic industry term for the material unless the material is only available through one manufacturer.
- Copy and paste the contribute material template code (below) into the new page.
- Save the new page to import the template
contribute material template code
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material research guidelines
For each material within this project, contributors should include material analysis, structural data, environmental impact, historic information, typical uses, and photographs when available. Contributers may also generate 2D and 3D diagrams/drawings of the material and its use in construction. The contribute material template code (above) will copy the required information into a new material for you.
- Material analysis
- Traditional uses
- Emerging uses / trends
- Finish and aesthetic qualities
- Surface forms / shapes
- Cost analysis
- Material properties
- Primary structural use
- Material performance
- Dimensional and opening restriction
- Acoustic property
- Manufacturing process and assembly
- Environment and Life Safety
- Environmental impact
- Flammability rating
- Coefficient of friction
- References
- Notes
- Student contributions
- See also
- Similar materials
- Building references
- External links
- Additional resources
- Leading manufacturers
Suggest a material
Suggesting a new material to the MaterialWiki project is a relatively easy process. Users that suggest a new material do not need to have any special knowledge about that material and are really just adding the material to our material wish list. There are a few steps we encourage you to follow as you are suggesting a materials.
before you suggest a material
- Check to see if your material already exists in the MaterialWiki project.
- Check the material wish list to see if your material has already been suggested.
- Refer to the material research guidelines if want to contribute a new material and you have knowledge about that material.
- Refer to the suggest a material guidelines below after you have completed the steps above and know that you really want to suggest a material.
suggest a material
please note: this process requires that you are a registered user of the MaterialWiki project
- Create a new article for your material.
- material names should be entirely lowercase
- material names should be the generic industry term for the material unless the material is only available through one manufacturer.
- Copy and pages the suggest a material code below into the new page.
- Save the new page to import the template
suggest a material code
{{Needs editor
|type=material
|editor=No one
}}
