Main Types of Industrial Material Metals and Alloys Ceramics Polymeric Materials Composites
Mohs Scale of hardness 1 Talc 2 Gypsum 3 Calcite 9 4 Fluorite 21 5 Apatite 48 6 Feldspar 72 7 Quartz 100 8 Topaz 200 Corundum 400 10 Diamond 1600 Mohs Scale of hardness
Properties of Materials Strength Hardness Toughness Ductility /malleability Elastic Modulus Density Electrical Conductivity Magnetic Properties Nuclear Properties Melting Point High Temperature Strength / Hardness Thermal Conductivity Thermal Expansion Corrosion / Oxidation Resistance
Hardness Test
Indentation Hardness Tests
Tensile Test
Tensile Test Machine
Tensile Test Graph
Tensile Strength at elevated Temperatures
Toughness (inverse of Brittleness)
Toughness (inverse of Brittleness)
Broken Notch-Toughness Specimens
Properties and Structure The properties of a material, i.e., its hardness, strength, etc. are all dependent on the chemical constituents, and that how these constituents are distributed in the body of the material, i.e., on the ‘microstructure’. The microstructure of most materials can be modified by various techniques.