CHAPTER 1: CLASSIFICATION OF MATERIALS

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Traditionally the three major classes of materials are metals, polymers, and ceramics. Examples of these are steel, cloth, and pottery. These classes usually have quite different sources, characteristics, and applications. Chemists have learned that the macroscopic (visible) properties of matter are related to its

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