Chapter 1: Classification of Materials Flashcards

Engineered combination of two or more different materials.

Materials used in high-technology applications such as semiconductors, biomaterials, smart materials, and nanoengineered materials.

<p>One or more metallic elements and very small amounts of nonmetallic elements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Capable of large amounts of deformation without fracture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Electrons that are not bound to particular atoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Compound between metallic and nonmetallic elements; they are most frequently oxides, nitrides, and carbides.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Those composed of clay minerals (e.g., porcelain), as well as cement and glass.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It has insulating properties for the passage of heat and electricity and is more resistant to high temperatures and harsh environments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plastic and rubber materials.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inert chemically and unreactive in a large number of environments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Their tendency to soften and/or decompose at modest temperatures with low electrical conductivities and are nonmagnetic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Composed of two (or more) individual materials that come from the categories - metals, ceramics, polymers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To achieve a combination of properties that is not displayed by any single material and to incorporate the best characteristics of each of the component materials.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fiberglass (human-made), wood, and bone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Composites.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Materials utilized in high-technology applications.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A device or product that operates or functions using relatively intricate and sophisticated principles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Smart materials and nanoengineered materials.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Components implanted in a human body and such components can be metals, ceramics, polymers, semiconductors, and composites.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sensor (which detects an input signal) and an actuator (which performs responsive and adaptive function).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shape-memory alloys, piezoelectric ceramics, magnetostrictive materials, and electrorheological/magnetorheological fluids.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Liquids that experience dramatic changes in viscosity upon the application of electric and magnetic fields.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Metals, ceramics, polymers, or composites.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>On the basis of its size.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability to arrange atoms to develop mechanical, electrical, magnetic, and other properties that aren't possible.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The effects of quantum mechanics, whereas others are related to surface phenomena.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The proportion of atoms located on surface sites of a particle increases dramatically as its size decreases.</p> Signup and view all the answers