Chapter 8
An alloy is a mixture of two or more elements where the main element is a metal
EXAMPLE :
1) Brass is used to make keys
2) Bronze is used to make medals
3) Steel is used to make the body of a car
CHEMICALLY INERT TRANSPARENT WATERPROOF
HEAT INSULATOR ELECTRICAL
INSULATOR
HARD BUT BRITTLE
FUSED • MADE FROM SILICA(SILICON
SILICA DIOXIDE,SiO2) WITHOUT
GLASS ADDING ANY OTHER
SODA- CHEMICAL
LIME • MADE FROM
GLASS SILICA,SiO2,SODA(SODIUM
CARBONATE,Na2CO3)AND
LIMESTONE(CALCIUM
CARBONATE,CaCO3)
BOROSILICATE • MADE FROM
GLASS SILICA,SiO2,SODA,Na2CO3,LIMESTONE,CaCO3,BORON
OXIDE,BB2O3 AND ALUMINIUM OXIDE,AL2O3
LEAD
CRYSTAL • MADE FROM SILICA,SiO2,SODA,Na2CO3 AND
LEAD(11)OXIDE,PbO
GLASS
A CERAMIC IS A SOLID MADE UP OF INORGANIC AND NON-
METALIC SUBSTANCES
TYPES OF CERAMICS
TRADITIONAL ADVANCED CERAMICS
CERAMICS
TRADITIONAL CERAMICS
• PRODUCT =
BRICKS,POTTERY,CROCKERY
ADVANCED CERAMICS
• USED TO MAKE TUNGSTEN CARBIDE
RINGS BECAUSE IT IS HARD AND
RESISTANCE TO ABRASION
MEDICINE
TRANSPORTATION
ENERGY PRODUCTION
A COMPOSITE MATERIAL IS A MATERIAL MADE
FROM COMBINING TWO OR MORE NON-
NOMOGENEOUS SUBSTANCES,THAT IS MATRIX
SUBSTANCE AND STRENGHTENING
SUBSTANCE.
REINFORCED • Produced when steel bars or wire mesh is immersed in
CONCRETE concrete
FIBRE GLASS • Produced when plastic is strengthened with glass fibres
OPTICAL • Consists of three layers.The innermost layer is the core that is
FIBRE made up of silica glass fibres.The core is encased in a
second layer or cladding that is made up of glass or
plastic.The outermost layer is made up of plastic that acts as
a protective jacket.
PHOTOCHROMIC • Formed when glass is combined
GLASS with silver chloride
SUPERCONDUCTORS • Such as yttrium barium copper
oxide,YBCO ceramic is a composite
material that has superconductivity
properties other than alloys
PROPERTIES CONCRETE
*High compression
REINFORCES PROPERTIES
strength CONCRETE
*Low stretching strength *High compression
*Resistant to corrosion STEEL BARS strength
OR WIRE *High stretching
PROPERTIES MESH strength
s*tHreignhgtshtretching *Resistant to corrosion
*Corrodes easily
PROPERTIES PROPERTIES
*Low stretching strength PLASTIC *High stretching
*Low heat and electrical FIBRE GLASS strength
conductivity GLASS FIBRE Heat and electrical
*Resistant to corrosion insulator
*Durable *Resistant to
corrosion
PROPERTIES
*High stretching Durable
strength
*Low heat and
electrical
conductivity
PROPERTIES PLASTIC PROPERTIES
*High compression
OPTICAL High compression
strength FIBRE strength
*Flexible
Flexible
PROPERTIES
GLASS FIBRE
Low compression
strength
Hard
PROPERTIES PROPERTIES
*Transparent
*Does not absorb UV GLASS Transparent
Absorbs UV rays
rays PHOTOCHRO The absorption of
*Not sensitive to light MIC GLASS UV rays depends on
PROPERTIES light intensity
Transparent to SILVER
visible light CHLORIDE
Absorbs UV rays
Sensitive to light
intensity
YTTRIUM(111)
CARBONATE
PROPERTY COPPER(11) SUPERCONDUCTOR PROPERTY
CARBONATE (YBCO) No electrical
*High electrical resistance at very
resistance at room BARIUM low temperature
CARBONATE
temperature
OXYGEN
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