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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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Metallic Materials

Engineering; Mechanical engineering

Materials that are composed of one or more metallic elements (such as iron,aluminum, copper, titanium,gold, and nickel), and often also nonmetallic elements(for example, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen) ...

Ceramic Materials

Engineering; Mechanical engineering

Ceramic materials are inorganic,non metallic materials made up of the compounds of metals and non metals.They are most frequently oxides,nitrides,and carbides.

Polymeric Materials

Education; General education

Materials composed of large molecules, generally based on carbon, that have been formed from the chemical bonding of smaller units (monomers). Monomers are small units which repeats itself to form ...

polymeric materials

Engineering; Mechanical engineering

Materials composed of large molecules generally based on carbon,that have been formed from the chemical bonding of monomers.Monomers are small units which repeats to form polymers.They are commonly ...

Nuclear Materials

Materials science; Metallurgy

Nuclear material refers to the metals uranium, plutonium, and thorium in any form.These types of materials are used to gain energy or atomic nuclear weapons.

Nanomaterials

Materials science; Metallurgy

Nano materials describe materials the single units of which is sized between 1 and 1000 nanometers.These types of materials are used in advanced technology.The nano materials are very sensitive and ...

Bio Materails

Materials science; Metallurgy

A bio material is any matter, surface, or construct that interacts with biological systems.A biological or synthetic substance which can be introduced into body tissue as part of an implanted medical ...

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