1

Describing specific
materials

summary
Introduction
Some

materials :
Wood
Plastics
Composites
ceramics
metals

conclusion

Introduction
structure

arrangement of internal components

subatomic
atomic
microscopic
macroscopic (bulk)

Materialis a broad term for the (chemical) substance, or a

Whatcharacterization
areconstitute
materials
mixture of substances
that
a thing.?
properties

processing
method of preparing
material

performance
behavior in a
particular application

material characteristic
response to external
stimulus
mechanical, electrical,
thermal, magnetic,
optical, deteriorative

Wood

Woodis a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and
roots oftreesand otherwoody plants.

hardwood

dicotyledons

softwood

conifers