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Properties and Uses of Industrial Materials in Manufacturing
A plain-language introduction to metals, polymers, ceramics and composites, and the properties engineers compare when choosing a material for a part.
Wider Materials Picture
Industrial Materials
The wider world of industrial and advanced materials.
Advanced Ceramics and Their Industrial Applications
What sets engineered ceramics such as alumina and silicon carbide apart from everyday pottery, and where their hardness and heat resistance are put to work.
Applications of Industrial Materials in Aerospace Engineering
A survey of the alloys, ceramics and composites used in aircraft and spacecraft, and the weight, strength and temperature reasons behind each choice.
Industrial Materials for High-Temperature Applications
How metals, ceramics and carbon materials compare in furnaces, engines and turbines, and why keeping strength at heat is harder than resisting melting.
Industrial Materials in the Production of Advanced Composites
The fibers and matrix materials behind advanced composites such as carbon fiber, and the basic steps used to turn them into finished structural parts.
Metals Polymers and Ceramics Compared
How metals, polymers and ceramics differ in atomic bonding, mechanical behavior and thermal response, and the typical roles each family plays in industry.
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