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There are four main classes of engineering materials: metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. Metals include ferrous alloys like steel, and non-ferrous metals like aluminum and titanium. Polymers include plastics, rubbers and fibers. Ceramics include glasses, cements and refractories. Composites consist of combinations of materials to produce advantageous properties.

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Mat Sci Report

There are four main classes of engineering materials: metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. Metals include ferrous alloys like steel, and non-ferrous metals like aluminum and titanium. Polymers include plastics, rubbers and fibers. Ceramics include glasses, cements and refractories. Composites consist of combinations of materials to produce advantageous properties.

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Nature of Materials

Types of Engineering Materials


Engineering Materials
• refers to the group of materials that are used in
construction of manmade structures and
components.

Main function of engineering materials


• is to withstand applied loading without
breaking exhibiting excessive deflection.
The Major Classifications of Engineering
Materials
• Metals
• Polymers
• Ceramics
• Composites
Metals
– are opaque, lestrous
elements that are good
conductors of heat and
electricity.
–are malleable and
ductile.
–are commonly used class
of engineering materials.
Types of Metals
• Ferrous
• Nickel

• Titanum Alloys

• Alluminum • Copper
Ferrous
• are the most common metal alloys in use due to
the abundance of iron, ease of production, and
high versatility of the materials.

• Examples of Ferrous Alloys :


• Carbon steel
• Low-Alloy steel
• Tool Steel
• Stainless Steel
• Cast iron
Alluminum
–is soft and weak, but it can be alloyed to increase
strength.
–has a good corrosion resistance due to an oxide coating
that forms over the material and prevent oxidation.
Nickel
–have high temperature
and corrosion resistance.
–common nickel alloys
include Monel, K-Monel,
Inconel, and Hastelloy
Copper
– are generally characterized
as being electrically
conductivity, having good
corrosion resistance, and
being relatively easy to form
and cast
Titanum
–are light, strong, and
have high corrosion
resistance.
–their density is much
lower than steel.
–their strength-to-
weight ratio is excellent
–primary downside is
very expensive
Polymers
– are materials that consist of molecules formed by long
chains of repeating units

Examples of Polymers :
• Plastics
• Rubbers
• Adhesives
• Fibers
• Coatings
Classification Of Polymers
• Thermoplastic Polymers
– if heat is applied, it will soften and melt, and once it is cooled,
it will return to its solid form
• Thermosetting Polymers
– are typically heated during the initial processing, after which
they become permanently hard
– it will not melt upon reheating
• Elastomers
– are highly elastic polymers with mechanical properties similar to
rubber.
– commonly used for seals, adhesives, hoses, belts, and other
flexible parts.
Ceramics
–are solid compounds that may consist of metallic or
non metallic elements.

Classifications of Ceramics:
• Glasses
• Cements
• Clay Products
• Refractories
• Abrasives
Composites
–is a material in which one or more mutually insoluble
materials are mixed or bonded together.

Classifications of Composites
• particulate composites
• fibrous composites
• laminated composites
Particulate Composites

–are created by adding particles of one material


to a matrix
–the particles will typically account for less than
15% of the total material volume
–the particles added to improve upon some
shortcoming of the matrix material
Fibrous Composites
–is a material in which fibers of one material are
embedded witnin a matrix.
–The fibers carry most of the stress, and the matrix
serves to hold the fibers in place and to transmit stress
between the fibers .
–fibers can be short and randomly oriented, or they can
be long and continuous.
Laminated Composites
–are created by combining layers of composite
materials
–layers will typically differ in the orientation of
the fibers, or they differ in the material itself.

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