Materials science
Materials science asks why substances behave as they do, and answers it by looking at structure. Almost every property comes from how atoms are arranged and what stops them moving.
What you'll learn
10 chapters, then the quiz
- 01Describing a materialThe vocabulary that matters.
- 02Structure decides behaviourAtoms, crystals and defects.
- 03MetalsStrong, tough and workable.
- 04Ceramics and polymersThe other two families.
- 05CompositesCombining to beat both.
- 06How materials failRarely by simply being overloaded.
- 07Processing changes propertiesThe same alloy, different material.
- 08Choosing a materialThe engineering decision.
- 09Modern materialsWhat has changed recently.
- 10Materials and sustainabilityWhere things end up.
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