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Engineering
Chapter 9 Materials Engineering
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alloy | mixture of a metal with one or more additional elements |
| buckyball | carbon sphere made up of a series of hexagons and pentagons |
| composite | material that combines two or more materials |
| conductivity | measurement of how well electricity flows through a material |
| destructive material test | test that destroys a material or somehow makes a material unusable |
| flammability | ease with which a material will ignite |
| materials engineering | understanding and modification of the structure and properties of materials to improve the performance and processing of the material |
| metal | a solid material that is typically hard, shiny, malleable, fusible, and ductile, with good electrical and thermal conductivity |
| nanotechnology | design of a new material and devices at the scale of a nanometer |
| nanowire | small strand of material that ranges 1 nm-60 nm in width |
| plasticity | deformation that occurs from the yield point to the fracture points |
| radiography test | test that uses x-rays that pass through the material |
| shear stress | bending or twisting force, like the stress that occurs when using a wrench |
| stress | amount of force or load that is applied to a material |
| tensile strength | ability of a material to withstand a force that pulls the material apart |
| thermal resistance | reciprocal of thermal conductivity |
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