Properties of materials

1. Chemical Properties refer to the structure of a material and its formation from the elements.
a. composition elemental or chemical components of the materials
b. corrosion resistance ability of the material to resists deterioration by chemical or
electromechanical reaction with its environment
c. crystal structure ordered or repeating arrangement of atoms and molecules in a material
d. microstructure structured of polished and etched material
e. stereo specificity tendency for polymers and molecular materials form with an ordered and 3-
dimensional
2. physical properties refers to the interaction of materials with various form of energy
a. curie point temperature at which ferromagnetic materials can be no longer magnetized
b. density mass/volume
c. dielectric strength maximum potential difference that an insulting material of given thickness can
be withstand for a specific time
d. electrical resistivity electrical resistance of a material per unit length
e. heat distortion temp. temp. at which a polymer under a specific load shoes a specified amount of
deflection
f. melting point materials liquefies on heating or solidifies on cooling
g, poissons ration ration of the transverse strain to the corresponding axial strain
h. refractiveindex ration of velocity of light in a vacuum to its velocity in another material
i. specific gravity ration of mass or weight of a solid or a liquid to the mass or weight of an equal
volume of water
j. thermal conductivity rate of heat flow per unit time in a homogeneous material under steady state
conditions, per unit area
k. thermal expansion rate at which a material elongates when heated
3. mechanical properties materials that are displayed when a force is appliedto the materials
a. compressive strength maximum compressive stress that a material is capable of withstanding
b. creep permanent strain under strain
c. creep strength constant, nominal stress that will cause a specified quantity of creep
d. endurance limit maximum stress below which material can theoretically endure an infinite
number of stress cylces
e. flexural strength outer fiber stressed developed when a material is loaded as a simple supported
beam and deflected to certain value of strain
f. hardness resistance of material to plastic deformation
g. modulus of elasticity
h. percent elongation
i. shear strength stress required to fracture a shape In a cross sectional plane that parallel to the
force application
j. yield strength stress at which material exhibits a specified deviation from proportionally of stress
and strain
4. dimensional properties materials that deals with its available size, shape, finish and tolerance
a. camber deviation from edge straightness
b. lay direction of a predomination surface pattern
c. out of flat deviation of a surface from a float plane
d. roughness finely spaced surface irregularities, the height, width, and the direction of which
establish
e. surface finish microscopic and macroscopic characteristics that describe a surface
f. waviness a wave like variation from perfect surface