MATERIALS - ANSWER solid matter which is useful or can be
potentially useful to society
STRUCTURE - ANSWER relates to the arrangement of the internal
components of a material
PROPERTY - ANSWER a material trait expressed in terms of the kind
and magnitude of response to a specific imposed stimulus
PROPERTY - ANSWER generally independent of size and shape
PROCESSING & SYNTHESIS - ANSWER Method by which a material
is manufactured
PERFORMANCE - ANSWER the ability of a material to conform to its
intended purpose
CHARACTERIZATION - ANSWER the range of processes/techniques
by which a material's structure, properties and performance can be
probed and measured
CHARACTERIZATION - ANSWER could also refer to Testing
Techniques
CHARACTERIZATION - ANSWER this is how we interact with the
material to bring out
information about its structure, properties or performance
Materials Science - ANSWER involves investigating the relationships
that exist between the structure and properties of materials
, Materials Science - ANSWER a scientific discipline which is primarily
concerned with the search for basic knowledge about the internal
structure,
properties and processing of materials
Materials Engineering - ANSWER designing or engineering the structure
of materials to produce a pre-determined set of properties
Materials Engineering - ANSWER engineering discipline which is
primarily concerned with the use of fundamental and applied knowledge
of materials so that they can be converted into products needed or
desired by society
Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) - ANSWER involves
investigating why materials behave the way that they do, as well as how
materials are made and how they can be improved
Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) - ANSWER an
interdisciplinary field which combines chemistry, physics and
engineering to study, utilize, and improve on materials for the benefit of
society and the environment
Mechanical Property - ANSWER relates deformation (response) to an
applied load or force (stimulus)
Mechanical Property - ANSWER Asks the question: Is the material hard
or soft? strong or weak?
SOLID - ANSWER regular ordered structure; maintains size and shape
LIQUID - ANSWER remains closed but no longer ordered; takes the
shape of the container
GAS - ANSWER widely separated, moves independently of one another;
fills the available volume of the container
Liquid crystals (LCD) and Ferrofluids - ANSWER examples of non-solids
that are studied in MSE
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