Introduction to Materials Science For Engineers, 9th Edition by Pearson

CHAPTER 1

Materials for Engineering

 

The future of transportation will include new advances in materials such as this glass road sign allowing instantaneous route changes and updates. (Courtesy of Corning Glass Works.)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

1. Explain how materials have played a central role in the development of human cultures throughout history.
2. Distinguish between the terms materials science and materials engineering.
3. Identify six categories of engineering materials, five types of structural materials, and semiconductors as one example of electronic materials.
4. 1. Describe how the atomic- and ...