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STRUCTURAL elements may be classified on the basis of size and in this regard
there are several levels
SUBATOMIC STRUCTURE-
ATOMIC STRUCTURE-
NANOSTRUCTURE-deals MICROSTRUCTURE -
MACROSTRUCTURE-
The 4 components of the discipline of material science and engineering and their
interrelationship
PROCESSING-STRUCTURE-PROPERTIES-PERFORMANCE
WHY DO ENGINEERS(SCIENTIST) STUDY MATERIALS?
CLASSIFICATION OF MATERIALS:
1. METALS - are composed of on or more metallic elements (eg Al, Cu, titanium Au
and NI) and often nonmetallic elements (C, N, O) in relatively small amounts