materialsscienceandengineeringintroduction-180128015222.pdf
- 2. What is materials science and engineering? Why we should know about it?
- 3. Materials Science Involves investigating the relationships that exist between the structures and properties of the materials. Materials scientist develops or synthesizes new materials.
- 4. Materials Engineering Designing or engineering the structure of a material to produce a predetermined set of properties. Materials engineer is called upon to create new products or systems using existing materials, and/or to develop techniques for processing materials.
- 5. Importance Transportation, housing, clothing, communication, recreation, and food production— virtually every segment of our everyday lives is influenced to one degree or another by materials.
- 6. Importance The more familiar an engineer or scientist is with the various characteristics and structure–property relationships, as well as processing techniques of materials, the more proficient and confident he or she will be in making judicious materials choices based on these criteria.
- 7. History Stone Age (2.5 million BC) - People began to make tools from stone. - Natural materials: stone, wood, clay, skins. Bronze Age (3500 BC) - Bronze is an alloy (Copper and Tin). Iron Age (1000 BC) - Use of iron and steel.
- 8. Components Processing Structure Properties Performance
- 9. Property Classifications Mechanical Electrical Thermal Magnetic Optical Deteriorative
- 10. Classification of Materials Metals Ceramics Polymers Composites
- 11. Metals Materials in this group are composed of one or more metallic elements (e.g., iron, aluminum, copper, titanium, gold, and nickel), and often also nonmetallic elements (e.g., carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen) in relatively small amounts.
- 12. Metals Relatively stiff and strong Ductile (i.e., capable of large amounts of deformation without fracture), and are resistant to fracture Extremely good conductor of electricity and heat Lustrous Some have magnetic properties
- 13. Metals silverware (fork and knife) scissors coins gear wedding ring nut and bolt
- 14. Ceramics Ceramics are compounds between metallic and nonmetallic elements; they are most frequently oxides, nitrides, and carbides. Common: aluminum oxide (or alumina, Al2O3), silicon dioxide (or silica, SiO2), silicon, carbide (SiC), silicon nitride (Si3N4)
- 15. Ceramics Relatively strong and stiff Typically very hard Historically, ceramics have exhibited extreme brittleness (lack of ductility) and are highly susceptible to fracture However, newer ceramics are being engineered to have improved resistance to fracture
- 16. Ceramics Typically insulative to the passage of heat and electricity (i.e., have low electrical conductivities • More resistant to high temperatures and harsh environments than metals and polymers
- 17. Ceramics scissors china teacup building brick floor tile glass vase
- 18. Polymers Polymers include the familiar plastic and rubber materials. Many of them are organic compounds that are chemically based on carbon, hydrogen, and other nonmetallic elements (i.e., O, N, and Si).
- 19. Polymers Typically have low densities Not as stiff nor as strong as these other material types Many of the polymers are extremely ductile and pliable (i.e., plastic), which means they are easily formed into complex shapes.
- 20. Polymers Plastic tableware (spoon, fork, and knife) billiard balls bicycle helmet dice lawn mower wheel (plastic hub and rubber tire) plastic milk carton
- 21. Polymers Relatively inert chemically and unreactive in a large number of environments Has tendency to soften and/or decompose at modest temperatures, which, in some instances, limits their use Have low electrical conductivities and nonmagnetic
- 22. Composites A composite is composed of two (or more) individual materials, which come from the categories previously discussed — metals, ceramics, and polymers.
- 23. Composites Natural composites: wood, bone Synthetic (Human-made): fiberglass (glass fiber–reinforced polymer)
- 24. Composites The design goal of a composite is to achieve a combination of properties that is not displayed by any single material, and also to incorporate the best characteristics of each of the component materials.
- 25. Advanced Materials Semiconductors Biomaterials Smart Materials Nanomaterials
- 26. Semiconductors Have electrical properties that are intermediate between the electrical conductors (i.e., metals and metal alloys) and insulators (i.e., ceramics and polymers)
- 27. Biomaterials Employed in components implanted into the human body to replace diseased or damaged body parts.
- 28. Smart Materials Smart (or intelligent) materials are a group of new and state-of-the-art materials now being developed that will have a significant influence on many of our technologies.
- 29. Nanomaterials They are not distinguished on the basis of their chemistry, but rather, size;the nano- prefix denotes that the dimensions of these structural entities are on the order of a nanometer (10–9 m)—as a rule, less than 100 nanometers (equivalent to approximately 500 atom diameters)
- 30. Nanomaterials
- 31. Modern Materials’ Needs There is a recognized need to find new, economical sources of energy and to use present resources more efficiently. New materials still need to be developed for more efficient fuel cells and also for better catalysts to be used in the production of hydrogen.
- 32. Modern Materials’ Needs These nonrenewable resources are gradually becoming depleted, which necessitates (1) the discovery of additional reserves, (2) the development of new materials having comparable properties with less adverse environmental impact, and/or (3) increased recycling efforts and the development of new recycling technologies.
- 33. REFERENCE