12th March, 2020: Sahiba Madan
The materials assigned to us in the previous class as a pair, included Silicone and Wool. As we came across different qualities of these materials, we found out that both of them very similar in nature.
Both silicone and wool are bad conductors of heat due to which they trap the heat and don’t let it escape. They are durable in nature and last for a maximum duration of twenty years. Both the materials absorb water and have a high tensile strength.
Therefore, by making use of all these characteristics, we decided to come up with a ‘ Food Bag’ which would be used for carrying our lunchboxes on a day to day basis. The materials used by us included silicone heat pads and strings of wool.
In this product, silicone is used at the base since it is a waterproof material and therefore it doesn’t let the oil or water to leak. It is easy to clean. Both of them being bad conductors of heat, will trap the heat inside the bag, thereby letting the food remain hot for a longer duration. Wool is tied the top to provide sturdiness to the bag and due to its tensile strength, it can be used to tighten the top. We also made use of the wool to join the silicone together and tighten them from the edges. The wool strings on the top being loose, could also be used to hold the bag.
Silicone does not take up much space and therefore is each to carry as a bag. Both of the products can also be recycled and reused.
This project helped us in exploring these materials in a much better way and putting them to their fullest use. This also increased our understanding in terms of how it is important to put a particular characteristic of a material to the right use while creating a product.
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