Energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kg by 1°C

Energy required to change the state of 1 kg of a substance

Energy needed to cool down 1 kg by 1°C

Energy required to heat 1 liter of water by 1°C

Suitability for reuse

Ability to be composted

Potential for incineration

Capability of being landfilled

Expansion or contraction when temperature changes

Increase in volume due to pressure

Decrease in volume due to cooling

Constant volume regardless of temperature changes

Ability to stop the flow of electricity

Ability to enhance the flow of electricity

Ability to convert electrical energy into heat

Ability to store electrical energy

Ability to transfer electricity

Resistance to electrical flow

Insulation of electrical currents

Storage of electrical energy

Mass of material per unit volume (p = @@\frac{m}{V}@@)

Weight of material per unit area

Volume of material per unit mass

Mass of material per unit time

Ability to transfer heat

Resistance to heat flow

Ability to insulate heat

Rate of heat absorption

Ability to be welded without cracking or changing structure

The process of joining two materials using heat

The strength of a welded joint under stress

The ability to resist corrosion after welding

Ability to stop processes that cause corrosion

A method to enhance metal strength

A technique for improving electrical conductivity

A process for increasing thermal insulation

Extent to which a material can be magnetized

The ability of a material to conduct electricity

The measure of a material's resistance to magnetic fields

The degree to which a material can be polarized

Temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid

Temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas

Temperature at which a solid becomes a gas

Temperature at which a liquid solidifies

Extent to which a material can be polarized

Measure of a material's resistance to electric current

Ability of a material to conduct heat

Extent to which a material can store magnetic energy