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New materials have been among the greatest achievements of every age and they have been central to the growth, prosperity, security, and quality of life of humans since the beginning of history. It is always new materials that open the door to new technologies, whether they are in civil, chemical, construction, nuclear, aeronautical, agricultural, mechanical, biomedical or electrical engineering.

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Materials with superior properties such as toughness, hardness, durability and elasticity. They can have novel properties including the ability to memorize shape or sense changes in the environment ...

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Materials composed of large molecules generally based on carbon,that have been formed from the chemical bonding of monomers.Monomers are small units which repeats to form polymers.They are commonly ...

Domain: Engineering; Materials science; Category: Mechanical engineering; Metallurgy

Electronic materials are the materials in which we control the flow of electrons.They are generally semi conductors.They have conductivity at room temperature between conductors and insulators.At ...

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Composite materials are the materials made from two or more constituent materials with different physical,chemical properties that when combined,produce a material with characteristics different from ...

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Ceramic materials are inorganic,non metallic materials made up of the compounds of metals and non metals.They are most frequently oxides,nitrides,and carbides.

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Materials that are composed of one or more metallic elements (such as iron,aluminum, copper, titanium,gold, and nickel), and often also nonmetallic elements(for example, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen) ...

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Materials composed of large molecules, generally based on carbon, that have been formed from the chemical bonding of smaller units (monomers). Monomers are small units which repeats itself to form ...

Domain: Education; Engineering; Category: General education; Mechanical engineering

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