Transcription of Materials: Structure, Properties, and Performance
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Chapter 1 Materials: Structure, properties , and that surrounds us is matter. The origin of the word mat-ter ismater(Latin) ormatri(Sanskrit), formother. In this sense, humanbeings anthropomorphized that which made them possible thatwhich gave them nourishment. Every scientific discipline concernsitself with matter. Of all matter surrounding us, a portion comprisesmaterials. What are materials? They have been variously defined. Oneacceptable definition is matter that human beings use and/or pro-cess. Another definition is all matter used to produce manufac-tured or consumer goods.
processing of, for instance, steel. The most common metal, steel has a wide range of strengths and ductilities (mechanical properties), which makes it the material of choice for numerous applications. While low-carbon steel is used as reinforcing bars in concrete and in the body of automobiles, quenched and tempered high-carbon steel is used in
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