Unit 6 - Materials

A material trait in terms of the kind and magnitude of response to a specific imposed stimulus is called ...

Railway tracks get expand due to extreme heat is an example of .....

• mechanical properties

• thermal properties

• optical properties

• deteriorative properties

The arrangement of a material's internal components is called the ....

This ability allows the material to resist fracturing when force is applied.

• oxidation

• hardness

• strength

• toughness

Any process in which oxygen combines with an element or substance, either slowly or rapidly

• abrasion

• reduction

• oxidation

• erosion

The deterioration of a metal as a result of chemical reactions between it and the surrounding environment is called

• corrosion

• erosion

• abrasion

• wear

When a material is able to withstand friction, essentially abrasion resistance, it is...

• flexible

• ductile

• hard

• brittle

The tendency of a material to fracture or fail upon the application of relatively small amount of force, impact, or shock

• toughness

• wear

• fatigue

• brittleness

The ability to return to its original shape when a force is removed

• machinability

• elasticity

• strength

• absorbency

The ability to retain the new shape when a force is removed

• ductility

• elasticity

• plasticity

• absorbency