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Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
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Ability to compare types of material families (metal, polymer, ceramic, and composite) and describe material structure.

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What are Materials?
• Materials may be defined as substance of which something is composed or made.
• We obtain materials from earth crust and atmosphere.

Examples : Silicon and Iron constitute 27.72 and
5.00 percentage of weight of earths crust respectively.
 Nitrogen and Oxygen constitute
78.08 and 20.95 percentage of dry air by volume respectively.
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Why the Study of Materials is Important?
Materials are important in engineering in different areas, they are designed: •
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To support load
To conduct electricity
To accept or reject magnetic
To transmit or reflect light
To save cost
To survive in hostile surrounding

Foundations of Materials Science and