The characteristics and applications of various materials significantly influence multiple aspects of human life and the environment. Different materials, such as metals, stones, ceramics, plastics, wood, and textiles, are used in numerous applications ranging from construction and manufacturing to everyday objects and tools.
Those that are related to the behavior of the
material when subjected to efforts.
Those that are related to the impression that
It produces the material in our senses.
Those related to the impact that materials produce on the environment both in their manufacture, during their life cycle and when they cease to be useful
Marble
Clay
Mud
Those that inform us about the behavior of the material before different external actions, such as heating, deformations or the attack of chemical products.
Objects produced by humans to meet their needs and improve their quality of life
Textile
Wool, cotton, are textile materials
silk, linen, or nylon and lycra.
Ceramics
A brick and a tile, a botijo, a crockery
and even a sink are products
made with ceramic materials
Stones
They are normally used as materials
of construction.
Metals
They are used for structures and
machine parts, tools,
components
electronic window frames,
furniture
Plastics
They are used to manufacture
pipes, packaging, toys, containers,
cable sheathing
Wood
It is used as fuel, for
paper industry, for the manufacture of
furniture, building elements
Properties of
the materials
Physical-chemical
Thermal conductivity
A material has high
thermal conductivity when heat passes through it.
Electric conductivity
A material has high
electrical conductivity when you let the electric current through
for him. Then we say he is a driver. Otherwise,
It will be insulating.
Oxidation
Refers to the behavior of a
material when subjected to the action of agents
Atmospheric or chemical.
Transparency
According to the behavior of the materials
against the light they are classified as: transparent, translucent and
opaque.
Technological
Malleability
Ductility
Fusibility
Mechanics
Mechanical strength
A material has mechanical resistance
when it supports efforts without breaking.
Elasticity / Plasticity
A material is tough if it holds
blows without breaking. A material is fragile if when we give it
A blow is broken.
Tenacity / Fragility
Un material es tenaz si aguanta los
golpes sin romperse. Un material es frágil si cuando le damos
un golpe se rompe.
Hardness
A material is hard or soft depending on whether others
materials can scratch it
Sensory
Brightness
Texture
Color
Ecological
Biodegradability
It is the capacity of the materials of, with
over time, decompose naturally in
simpler substances.
Recyclability
It is the capacity of the materials to
Rebuilt.
Toxicity
It is the harmful nature of the materials for the environment
environment or living beings.