Mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Terms related to the discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems.

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Refractory Materials

Materials science; Metallurgy

A refractory material is one that retains its strength at high temperatures.Refractory materials are used in linings for furnaces, kilns, incinerators and reactors. They are also used to make ...

Clothing Materials

Materials science; Metallurgy

Clothing is generally made of cloth.Clothing, typically made of cotton, flax, wool, ramie, silk.examples include space suit, air conditioned clothing, armor, diving suit, swimsuit, bee-keeper's ...

Smart Materials

Materials science; Metallurgy

Smart materials are designed materials that have one or more properties that can be significantly changed in a controlled fashion by external stimuli, such as stress, temperature, moisture, pH, ...

Hazardous Materials

Materials science; Metallurgy

Dangerous goods are solids, liquids, or gases that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment. They are often subject to chemical regulations.

Aerospace Materials

Materials science; Dynamic testing

.Aerospace materials are materials, frequently metal alloys, that have either been developed for, or have come to prominence through, their use for aerospace purposes..

Non Ferrous Materials

Materials science; Metallurgy

Nonferrous materials and their alloys do not contain iron as a principle ingredient, although they may contain small percentages. These include the radioactive metals uranium,aluminum,nickel, ...

Metamaterials

Materials science; Metallurgy

A meta material is a metallic or semiconductor substance whose properties depend on its inter-atomic structure rather than on the composition of the atoms themselves. Certain meta materials bend ...