Chapter 9- Materials Engineering

The understanding and modification of the structure and properties of materials to improve the performance and processing of the material is called _____________.

• Civil engineering

• a destructive material test

• manufacturability

• materials engineering

Which of the following categories of material is a type of inorganic material with good conductivity to heat and electricity?

• Ceramics

• Composites

• Metals

• Polymers

Which of the following categories of material utilizes the advantages of several materials?

• Ceramics

• Composites

• Metals

• Polymers

The ability of a material to withstand a load that squeezes the material is called _____________.

• Compression strength

• Elasticity

• Plasticity

• Tensile strength

Which of the following material properties is determined by how well heat is transferred through the material?

• Melting point

• Thermal conductivity

• Thermal expansion

• Thermal resistance

Which of the following is an application of material engineering?

• Composites

• Manufacturability

• Nanotechnology

• Shear stress

Which of the following types of tests uses x-rays that pass through the material?

• Destructive material tests

• Eddy current tests

• Radiography tests

• Ultrasonic tests

A small strand of material that ranges 1 nm-60 nm in width is a _________________.

• Buckyball

• Nanoparticle

• Nanotube

• Nanowire

The materials Information Society is responsible for developing material testing standards.

• True

• False

Ceramics are brittle.

• True

• False