Introduction to Materials

We don't expect you to start our courses with any understanding of Materials Science and Engineering, but we thought we'd give you the opportunity to learn some basic concepts that will stand you in good stead as you start your journey into the discipline.

As well as helping you through the first few weeks of your course, you may wish to keep coming back to these pages to revise some of this fundamental information. Don't forget to bookmark this site!

Here you will find lecture slides relating to:

What are materials?
Units
The atomic nature of materials
Stress and strain

Here you will also find video presentations relating to:

Mechanical Properties of Materials: Introduction
Mechanical Properties of Materials: Atomic Properties of Materials
Mechanical Properties of Materials: Stiff, strong and link to bonds
Mechanical Properties of Materials: Toughness
Material Performance
Ashby Diagrams
Life Cycle Analysis
What is Corrosion?

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