CREATED BY: KT. P
, CHEMISTRY OF
ENGINEERING MATERIALS (PT.1)
Why is it important to study chemistry of engineering Categories of Construction Materials
materials? Concrete
Important for all architects and engineers to Wood
understand the chemistry of building materials. Metal
Engineers develop, process, and test materials used Masonry
to create a range of products, from computer chips Glass
and aircraft wings to golf clubs and biomedical
devices. Categories of Construction Materials
Materials can be classified Based on state (phase) a
What is Engineering Materials? given material can be;
defined as a component of inanimate stuff that an Gas
engineer may make use of in the course of his Liquid
professional duties. Solid
Used as raw material for any sort of construction or (Based on the thermodynamic variables: Pressure,
manufacturing Temperature,).
What is Engineering Materials in Computer Engineering? Based on Structure (arrangement of atoms/molecules/ions)
prepared to design robots and supercomputers, materials can be;
create new software systems, and more which Crystalline
require acknowledge on the chemistry of these Quasi- crystalline or Amorphous Intermediate states (say
materials. between crystalline and amorphous; i.e., partly crystalline)
are also possible.
What materials are in computer chips and processors? Liquid Crystals are between Liquids and Crystals.
Computer chips and processors have three materials that
contribute to the bulk of their designs: These materials have a sub lattice which is ‘molten’ and the
Silicon ions in this sub lattice are highly mobile (these materials are
Silicon dioxide comes from either
Plastic similar to liquid electrolytes in this sense).
silica sand or from quartz.
Copper.
To produce silicon from quartz,
producers melt and crystalize the
rock.
Sand requires a similar number of
steps to produce the
electronic grade silicon ingots.
Other Engineering Courses
Items are electric machines,
transformers, switchgear and control
Electrical Engineering
Materials
gear, measuring instruments,
protective devices, wiring systems, Crystalline Materials can be:
and current-using equipment. Single Crystals - is any solid object in which an orderly three-
Materials that can withstand high dimensional arrangement.
Mechanical temperatures so that gas turbines, jet
Engineering Materials engines, and other machinery can
function more effectively.
Deals with constructing, designing,
and maintaining a physical
Civil Engineering environment deals with constructing, Polycrystalline - are solids that consist of many small crystals
Materials designing, and maintaining a physical (the “grains”).
environment.
CREATED BY: KT. P
, CHEMISTRY OF
ENGINEERING MATERIALS (PT.1)
Why is it important to study chemistry of engineering Categories of Construction Materials
materials? Concrete
Important for all architects and engineers to Wood
understand the chemistry of building materials. Metal
Engineers develop, process, and test materials used Masonry
to create a range of products, from computer chips Glass
and aircraft wings to golf clubs and biomedical
devices. Categories of Construction Materials
Materials can be classified Based on state (phase) a
What is Engineering Materials? given material can be;
defined as a component of inanimate stuff that an Gas
engineer may make use of in the course of his Liquid
professional duties. Solid
Used as raw material for any sort of construction or (Based on the thermodynamic variables: Pressure,
manufacturing Temperature,).
What is Engineering Materials in Computer Engineering? Based on Structure (arrangement of atoms/molecules/ions)
prepared to design robots and supercomputers, materials can be;
create new software systems, and more which Crystalline
require acknowledge on the chemistry of these Quasi- crystalline or Amorphous Intermediate states (say
materials. between crystalline and amorphous; i.e., partly crystalline)
are also possible.
What materials are in computer chips and processors? Liquid Crystals are between Liquids and Crystals.
Computer chips and processors have three materials that
contribute to the bulk of their designs: These materials have a sub lattice which is ‘molten’ and the
Silicon ions in this sub lattice are highly mobile (these materials are
Silicon dioxide comes from either
Plastic similar to liquid electrolytes in this sense).
silica sand or from quartz.
Copper.
To produce silicon from quartz,
producers melt and crystalize the
rock.
Sand requires a similar number of
steps to produce the
electronic grade silicon ingots.
Other Engineering Courses
Items are electric machines,
transformers, switchgear and control
Electrical Engineering
Materials
gear, measuring instruments,
protective devices, wiring systems, Crystalline Materials can be:
and current-using equipment. Single Crystals - is any solid object in which an orderly three-
Materials that can withstand high dimensional arrangement.
Mechanical temperatures so that gas turbines, jet
Engineering Materials engines, and other machinery can
function more effectively.
Deals with constructing, designing,
and maintaining a physical
Civil Engineering environment deals with constructing, Polycrystalline - are solids that consist of many small crystals
Materials designing, and maintaining a physical (the “grains”).
environment.
CREATED BY: KT. P
