Materials are physical substances used as inputs to production or manufacturing. Raw materials are first extracted or harvested from the earth and divided into a form that can be easily transported and stored, then processed to produce "semi-finished materials". These can be input into a new cycle of production and "finishing processes to create "finished materials", ready for distribution and consumption.
An example of a raw material is cotton, which can be processed into thread, and then processed into cloth, a semi-finished material. Sewing and cutting the fabric turns it into a garment, which is a finished material. Steelmaking is another example—raw materials are extracted, refined and processed into steel, a semi-finished material. Steel is then used as an input in many other industries to make finished products.
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Chemguide Chemical Resistance Guide - Chemical corrosion resistance and materials selection software indicates the chemical corrosion resistance that commonly used metals, elastomers, plastics, thermosetting materials and other materials will offer to more than 9000 chemicals/media.
Meta Description: [ Chemguide Chemical Corrosion Resistance Software Guide, ChemGuide indicates the chemical corrosion resistance that commonly used metals, elastomers, plastics, thermosetting materials and other materials will offer to more than 9000 chemicals/media.These include a comprehensive list of organic and... ]
Component Failure Museum - Examples for specific failure types and problems in various engineering materials and components.
Meta Description: [ Home page of the Department of Materials Engineering at the Open University, Milton Keynes, UK ]
Construction Chemistry - Internet resources on chemistry in construction technology and material science. An indexed and annotated directory.
Meta Description: [ Weblog with a focus on chemistry in construction technology and material science. ]
Elastic and Thermal Properties Database - Temperature dependent material properties as tabulated data, an Excel equation, a C/C++, FORTRAN or BASIC function or subroutine, ABAQUS or ANSYS formats. Full version contains elastic modulus, thermal expansion and thermal conductivity. Data for elements provided free in demo version.
Meta Description: [ Temperature dependent elastic modulus, thermal expansion, thermal conductivity database. ]
High Temperature Materials Laboratory (HTML) - The Oak Ridge National Laboratory helps to solve materials problems that limit the efficiency and reliability of advanced energy conversion systems.
MarkeTech International, Inc. - Offers an extensive line of advanced materials including aerogels, electrochemical materials, super conductive products, single crystal substrates and parts, engineered ceramics, alumina, tungsten, and sputtering targets.
Meta Description: [ Marketech offers custom fabricated components and semi-finished stock from tungsten, refractory metals, ceramics, sapphire, heat sinks, crystals. ]
Material Connexion - Comprehensive resource center dedicated to international material innovation, offers producers and users of materials a single source of inspiration, information and promotion.
Material Engineers forum at Eng-Tips - Material Engineers technical support forums and mutual help system for engineering professionals. Selling and recruiting forbidden.
Materials Interactive Website - A site using advanced simulation techniques, like Java and VRML, to model the behaviour of materials. In particular, the evolution of damage in a composite laminate is simulated.
Meta Description: [ MaterialsInteractive website showcasing the use of interactive techniques to visualise materials simulations and models ]
MatWeb - A free online materials information resource with properties data on over 28,000 materials. Search for materials by name or properties. Database includes comprehensive coverage of thermoplastic and thermoset polymers, aluminum, cobalt, copper, lead, magnesium, nickel, steel, superalloys, titanium and zinc alloys, ceramics, plus a growing list of semiconductors, fibers, and other engineering materials. Advanced features for registered and premium users.
Meta Description: [ Material property database with thermoplastic and thermoset polymers such as nylon, polycarbonate, polyethylene; metal alloys, aluminum, steel, titanium, nickel, cobalt, and zinc alloys; ceramics, lubricants. Free search tools include mechanical property searches. Comparison and exports to Fini... ]
NAS/NRC reports: Materials - On-line access to National Academy of Sciences and National Research Council reports on materials topics.
Surface Chemistry - A web-based course providing an extensive introduction to the theory and practical aspects of the study of solid surfaces, including topics such as surface structure, molecular adsorption and experimental techniques.
Meta Description: [ An Introduction to Surface Chemistry : by Dr. Roger Nix, Department of Chemistry, Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London. A web-based course providing an extensive introduction to the theory and practical aspects of the study of solid surfaces, including topics such as surface struc... ]
Technology Interface - University based research and material science technology: Partnerships and links to institutions.
Meta Description: [ Technology Interface provides results focused services at the interface between technology users and technology providers. We provide clients with advice on new and existing technologies and provide access to those technologies. ]
Texture and Anisotropy of Crystalline Materials - A crash course in texture and a freeware program for texture determination in the download section.
Thermotech Sente Software - Makers of JMatPro programs for Windows, which calculates materials properties for multicomponent alloys. Also, sells thermodynamic databases. Page includes company profile and list of publications.
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