8 Questions
Which of the following is a common method to improve the fatigue strength of metals?
Shot peening
What is the primary strengthening mechanism in steel?
Work hardening
What is the purpose of tempering steel?
To relieve internal stresses
Which field emphasizes finding uses for materials in other fields and industries?
Materials engineering
During which historical period did researchers begin to use analytical thinking from chemistry, physics, and engineering to understand ancient observations in metallurgy and mineralogy?
The Age of Enlightenment
What is the primary focus of materials scientists according to the text?
Understanding the history of a material
What relationships does the materials paradigm aim to understand?
$processing-structure-properties$
When did materials science begin to be more widely recognized as a specific and distinct field of science and engineering?
$1940s$
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