Advanced Materials Guides

Metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, nanomaterials and functional materials.

how composition, microstructure and processing create demanding combinations of properties.

strength, stiffness, toughness, hardness, fatigue, creep, thermal behavior and conductivity.

translating function, load, environment, geometry, lifetime and manufacturing constraints into a material choice.

how grains, phases, porosity, fibers, interfaces and crystallinity influence properties.

how alloying and processing tailor metallic strength, toughness, corrosion and temperature capability.

high-strength, lightweight, corrosion-resistant and high-temperature metallic systems.

thermoplastics, thermosets and high-performance polymer behavior.

remeltable polymers and how flow, cooling and crystallinity influence molded parts.

cross-linking cure and why thermosets support structural bonding and composites.

specialty polymers for heat, wear, chemicals and demanding electrical environments.

engineered ceramic composition, porosity, grain structure and defect control.

amorphous structure, optical behavior and controlled crystallization.

how reinforcement, matrix, interfaces and fiber orientation create tailored performance.

high specific stiffness and strength from carbon reinforcement in polymer matrices.

continuous or short-fiber reinforcement in remeltable polymer matrices.

reinforcing a metallic matrix with ceramic particles or fibers.

nanoscale structure, very high surface area and size-dependent behavior.

how atomically thin carbon can contribute conductivity, thermal behavior and reinforcement.

tubular carbon nanostructures used for conductivity and reinforcement.

materials that respond to temperature, stress, electric field, magnetic field, moisture or light.

coatings that sense, conduct, change optical behavior or respond to environment.