MaterialGraphTM

What complete looks like

What a record has to carry before its class can be specified

every record is asked the same five questions

names: Every substance named resolves to a dictionary term

quantifies: Every substance named carries a share

whole: The shares reach the whole

measures: The shares say what they measure, rather than leaving it unspecified

roles: Every substance says what job it does

  • Upholstery

    fibre mass

    every fibre · its share · summing to 100

    UK Textile Products Regulations; US FTC 16 CFR 303

    A fibre content is the one composition a maker may not withhold.

    names: Hallingdal 65 yesquantifies: Hallingdal 65 yeswhole: Hallingdal 65 yesmeasures: Hallingdal 65 yesroles: Hallingdal 65 not asked

  • Carpet tile

    fibre mass

    face fibre and share · each backing layer · both wholes to 100

    UK Textile Products Regulations, face fibre

    Face and backing are separate wholes; one bar across both hides which layer a figure belongs to.

    names: Breakout yesquantifies: Breakout yeswhole: Breakout nomeasures: Breakout yesroles: Breakout yes

  • Sintered stone

    mass

    body minerals · their shares to 100 · colourant declared apart

    Listed beside the minerals, a colourant under one percent looks like a fourth ingredient.

    names: Calacatta yesquantifies: Calacatta nowhole: Calacatta nomeasures: Calacatta noroles: Calacatta no

  • Porcelain

    mass

    body minerals · their shares to 100 · glaze as its own part

    Same body as sintered stone, with a glaze on top. The glaze is its own part, not a mineral.

    names: Portland Cliff noquantifies: Portland Cliff nowhole: Portland Cliff nomeasures: Portland Cliff noroles: Portland Cliff no

  • Quartz

    mass

    mineral filler and share · resin and share · pigment

    Filler against resin is the whole specification, and it is normally near 90 to 10.

    names: Et Calacatta Gold no, Mangata noquantifies: Et Calacatta Gold no, Mangata nowhole: Et Calacatta Gold no, Mangata nomeasures: Et Calacatta Gold yes, Mangata noroles: Et Calacatta Gold no, Mangata no

  • Solid surface

    mass

    filler and share · resin and share · pigment

    The same filler-and-resin question as quartz, with alumina trihydrate doing the filling.

    names: Rice Paper noquantifies: Rice Paper yeswhole: Rice Paper nomeasures: Rice Paper yesroles: Rice Paper no

  • Linoleum

    mass

    binder · filler · pigment · backing · shares to 100

    A recipe: each ingredient does a named job, and the job is part of the answer.

    names: Marmoleum Real yesquantifies: Marmoleum Real yeswhole: Marmoleum Real yesmeasures: Marmoleum Real yesroles: Marmoleum Real yes

  • Acoustic panel

    mass

    core and share · facing · binder

    Without the core-and-facing split, a recycled figure cannot be attributed to either.

    names: Cube yesquantifies: Cube yeswhole: Cube yesmeasures: Cube noroles: Cube no

  • Engineered oak

    thickness

    species per layer · thickness per layer · adhesive

    What matters is how thick the wearable oak is, which is a depth rather than a share of mass.

    names: Holme yesquantifies: Holme nowhole: Holme nomeasures: Holme yesroles: Holme yes

  • Leather

    no share

    hide origin · tannage · finish

    EN 15987 for the term; EN 12440 names the origin

    Leather has no ingredients to divide, so a share bar has nothing to measure.

    names: Chatham yesquantifies: Chatham not askedwhole: Chatham not askedmeasures: Chatham not askedroles: Chatham not asked

  • Paint

    mass

    binder · pigment · solvent · non-volatile share · VOC g/l

    EU Directive 2004/42/EC sets the VOC limit

    Most of a formulation is a trade secret; the bar is a named class with a reason for the gap.

    names: Shelburne Buff noquantifies: Shelburne Buff nowhole: Shelburne Buff nomeasures: Shelburne Buff noroles: Shelburne Buff no

3 of the twelve records answer every question their class asks

2 of the eleven classes are not a share of mass at all, so a share bar has nothing to draw

names: resolves to a term · quantifies: carries a share · whole: the shares reach it · measures: says what it measures · roles: says what it does