IAT 336 Lecture Notes - Noryl, Ultimate Tensile Strength, Inductive Reasoning
4 Dec 2013
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We live in a world of materials; they give substance to everything we see and touch. We can mold or fashion material to suit our needs. When using materials, we can see in an object more than merely its external form. Objects can have meaning, carry associations or be symbols of more abstract ideas in addition to having utility. Engineers-material are composed of atoms (the smallest group that defines material substance) Through their atomic structure, materials are affected by various forces that they encounter such as head, chemical reaction, and electrical charge. Technical terms used by engineers are not the normal language of product designers. Product designers express ideas and describe materials in qualitative rather than quantitative ways. I want to use a flexible plastic for the running shoe sole that comes in red. As a result, designers lack knowledge in material science. Engineers have ready access to information of the they need.
