Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science

Materials Engineering

The discipline of investigating the relationships that exist between the structures and properties of materials.
Concerned with the use of fundamental and applied knowledge of materials so that the materials can be converted into products necessary or desired by society

Four Major Components of Material Science and Engineering:

Structure of Materials Properties of Materials Processing of Materials Performance of Materials

Introduction

List the Major Types of MATERIALS That You Know:

METALS inorganic substance which are composed of one or more metallic elements and may also contain some non metallic elements Two classes of Metals - ferrous and non-ferrous

Introduction

List the Major Types of MATERIALS That You Know:

CERAMICS are inorganic materials which consist of metallic and non metallic elements chemically bonded together POLYMERS consist of organic long molecular chains or networks.

Introduction

List the Major Types of MATERIALS That You Know:

COMPOSITES mixture of two or more materials ADVANCED MATERIALS are extremely important for advanced engineering technology.

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Metals

Polymers

Steel, Cast Iron, Aluminum, Copper, Titanium, many others Glass, Concrete, Brick, Alumina

Plastics, Wood, Cotton (rayon, nylon), glue Glass Fiberreinforced polymers, Carbon Fiberreinforced polymers, Metal Matrix Composites, etc.

Ceramics

Composites

Electronic / Biomaterials

Pure silicon /artificial Heart

Thoughts about these fundamental Materials

Metals:

Strong, ductile high thermal & electrical conductivity opaque, reflective.

Polymers/plastics: Covalent bonding sharing of es

Soft, ductile, low strength, low density thermal & electrical insulators Optically translucent or transparent.

Ceramics: ionic bonding (refractory) compounds of metallic & non-metallic elements (oxides, carbides, nitrides, sulfides)

Brittle, glassy, elastic non-conducting (insulators)

Course Goal is to make you aware of the importance of Material Selection by:
Using the right material for the job.

one that is most economical and Greenest when life usage is considered

Understanding the relation between

properties, structure, and processing.

Recognizing new design opportunities offered

by materials selection.