Properties of Materials: Material Science

The reciprocal of electrical conductivity, the measure of resistance to flow of electric current

• Toxicity

• Passivity

• Resistivity

• Conductivity

Solid, liquid, gas or plasma; not as simple as it may seem.

• Specific heat

• Melting point

• Crystal structure

• State

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

the ability of a material to be stretched into a wire

• Elasticity

• Solubility

• Ductility

• Malleability

a measure of how easily a material allows electrical current to flow through

• Stiffness

• Passivity

• Toxicity

• Conductivity

The tendency of a liquid to keep from flowing

• Passivity

• Toxicity

• Slippery

• Viscosity

A measure of a material's ability to damage or disrupt the metabolism of living tissue

• Toxicity

• Passivity

• Elasticity

• Resistivity

A measure of a material's ability to absorb light as it passes through; the ratio of absorbed light to incident light.

• Resistivity

• Polarization

• Absorptivity

• Transmissivity

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-4

failure by sudden fracture, characteristic of ceramic materials

• Brittleness

• Hardness

• Strength

• Failure

a material with a large stress which requires a small strain

• Hardness

• Stiffness

• Brittleness

• Corrision

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

the ability to absorb force and flex in different directions

• Ductility

• Viscosity

• Elasticity

• Density