Material Science

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

• Stiffness

• Passivity

• Toxicity

• Conductivity

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

NGSS.HS-PS3-5

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

a material with a large stress which requires a small strain

• Hardness

• Stiffness

• Brittleness

• Corrision

the ability to absorb force and flex in different directions

• Ductility

• Viscosity

• Elasticity

• Density

A measure of a material's ability to allow the passage of light; the ratio of transmitted light to incident light.

• Absorptivity

• Transmissivity

• Polarization

• Resistivity

The ability of a material to stand up to forces being applied with it bending, shattering or deforming.

• Hardness

• Strain

• Strength

• Stress

The structural features which ranges from glassy to crystalline; includes grain boundaries and phase structures.

• Microstructure

• Plastic deformation

• Biocompatibility

• Macrostructure

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-6

The expansion of all materials when heated and contract when cooled.

• Thermal expansion

• Plastic deformation

• Dielectric strength

• Thermal conductivity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4