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1. Metals
2.Ceramics & Glasses
3. Polymers
4. Composites
5. Semiconductors |
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-Strong (stiffness)
-Extensive, permanent deformability(ductility)
-A freshly cut steel surface has a metallic luster
-A good conductor of electrical current (conductivity) |
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| Define: Extensice, permanent deformability |
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| A freshly cut steel surface has a |
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| Define: A good conductor of electrical current |
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-automotive
-industrial
-magnetic
-optical
-nuclear |
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| Majority of commercially important cermaics |
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| compounds of metallic and nonmetallic elements (C,N,O,P or S) |
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| can be crystalline or noncrystalline |
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| Metals are always what atomic structure |
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| Glasses(silicates) are always what atomic structure |
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| Glass-ceramics are are always what atomic structure |
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| : crystalline glass, resistant to thermal shock (cookware) |
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-light weight
-low-cost structural material
-lower strength
-low melting point
-higher chemical reactivity
-substantial progress made for better stiffness, strength |
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| combination of metals, ceramics, and polymers |
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| material that are neither good electrical conductors nor good electrical insulators |
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luster
conductivity
ductility
rigidity
long life
heavy reactive to the environment |
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Compressive
heat resistance
electric insulation
non corrosive
chemical resistance
not flexible
not ductile
brittle |
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Amorphous
Mostly transparent to light
Insulators
Non corrosive
Low strength
Brittle |
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Light weight
Low cost
Flexible
Organic chemistry
Low strength
Low heat rest
High chemical reactivity |
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Ductile
Combination of metals ceramics glasses and polymers
May be expensive |
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Partial electrical cond
Ability to change the electrical cond by chemical modification
Voltage threshold
May be expensive
Sensitive to temperature |
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