Dec 27, 2024 · materials science, the study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by a material’s composition and structure.

materials science, Study of the properties of solid materials and how those properties are determined by the material’s composition and structure, both macroscopic and microscopic.

Understanding a material’s properties is important when deciding whether the material is suitable for the use planned for it. Materials may be soft, hard, flexible (bendable), rigid (stiff), transparent (see-through), opaque (meaning light does not shine through it), rough, smooth, shiny, or dull.

Dec 13, 2024 · Elasticity, ability of a deformed material body to return to its original shape and size when the forces causing the deformation are removed. A body with this ability is said to behave (or respond) elastically. Most solid materials exhibit elastic behavior.

Dec 27, 2024 · In order to meet these needs, materials scientists look to materials in two broad areas—metal alloys and advanced composite materials. A key factor contributing to the advancement of these new materials is the growing ability to tailor materials to …

Phase, in thermodynamics, chemically and physically uniform or homogeneous quantity of matter that can be separated mechanically from a nonhomogeneous mixture and that may consist of a single substance or a mixture of substances. The three …

plasticity, ability of certain solids to flow or to change shape permanently when subjected to stresses of intermediate magnitude between those producing temporary deformation, or elastic behaviour, and those causing failure of the material, or rupture (see yield point).

Strain, in physical sciences and engineering, number that describes relative deformation or change in shape and size of elastic, plastic, and fluid materials under applied forces. The deformation, expressed by strain, arises throughout the material as the particles (molecules, atoms, ions) of which

Jan 31, 2025 · Science, any system of knowledge that is concerned with the physical world and its phenomena and that entails unbiased observations and systematic experimentation. In general, a science involves a pursuit of knowledge covering general …

Dec 27, 2024 · Materials science - Alloy, Properties, Manufacturing: While the goal of the aluminum and plastics industries is to achieve vehicle weight reductions by substituting their products for steel components, the goal of the steel industry is to counter such inroads with such innovative developments as high-strength, but inexpensive, “microalloyed ...