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Material Science
Intro.
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Engineering
Undergraduate 1
03/09/2011

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4 main types of materials
Definition
1) Metals
2) Ceramics
3) Polymers
4) Composite
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2 fields of Material Science
Definition
1) Extractive Material Science
2) Physical Material Science
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Extractive Material Science
Definition
raw material from the earth and process it
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Physical Material Science
Definition
structure and manufacturing processes affect the properties
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3 main types of Material Properties
Definition
1) Mechanical
2) Physical
3) Chemical
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Mechanical properties...
Definition
Tensile Strength
Shear Strength
Torsional Strength
Ductility
Hardness
Toughness
Modulus of Elasticity
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Physical properties...
Definition
Density
Thermal Expansion
Thermal Conductivity
Electrical Conductivity
Melt Temp
Magnetic Properties
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Chemical properties...
Definition
Corrosion Resistance
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Mechanical Properties (def.)
Definition
How the material responds to an external mechanical force
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Physical Properties (def.)
Definition
Inherent material properties
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Chemical Properties (def.)
Definition
How a material reacts to an external environment
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Material selection is based on...
Definition
1) Material Properties
2) Material Cost
3) Availability
4) Business Issues
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3 main types of failure...
Definition
1) Corrosion
2) Mechanical Overload
3) Wear
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Stress Concentrators (stress risers)
Definition
Geometrical features that cause the stress in the area of the feature to be higher than the applied stress
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Stress (def.)
Definition
force per unit area applied to a material
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Strength (def.)
Definition
ability of a material to resist an applied stress
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