My 10 Favorite Materials

1. Material: Alloy Steel
Processing: CW and doping
Properties: Common alloyants include manganese (the most common one), nickel, chromium, molybdenum, vanadium, silicon, and boron.

Applications: Rolled Homogenous Armor (RHA), turbine blades, electric transformers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alloy_steel

2. Material: Aluminum-Scandium

Processing: Forged, Welded.

Properties: Small grain boundaries in comparison to other Aluminum alloys. 

Applications: Aerospace technology, sporting equipment. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandium

3.  Material: Nickle-Titanium

Processing: Hot Working, Cold Working, and Vapor Deposition.

Properties: Density = 6.45 g/cm3

Applications: Dentistry, Biomedical Technology (hip implants)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_titanium#Manufacturing_process

4. Material: Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)

Processing: ABS is derived from acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene.

Properties: The most important properties of ABS are the impact resistance and toughness.

Applications: Childrens’ toys (LEGO), mechanical purposes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene

5. Material: Depleted Uranium (DU)
Processing: The production of enriched uranium using isotope separation creates depleted uranium.

Properties: Very dense, and very toxic.

Applications: Despite its controversial uses, I’m interested in its unique properties that make it effective within military applications.  Ammunition ect. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depleted_uranium#History

6. Material: Tungsten
Processing: Mined, and hydrogen reduction.

Properties: Highest melting point of all elements discovered at 3422 degrees Celcius. 

Applications: ICBMs, electrical conductor (WC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungsten#Applications

7. Material: Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Processing: suspension polymerization

Properties: Chemical Formula: (C2H3Cl)

Applications: Regular PVC (polyvinyl chloride) is a common, strong but lightweight plastic used in construction

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride

8. Material: Quartz (SiO2) Silicon Dioxide
Processing: Mined, found from volcanic areas.

Properties: Amorphous

Applications: Jewelry, silicon applications

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_dioxide#Structure

9. Material: Silver
Processing: Forging

Properties: Density = 10.49 g/cm3

Applications: Jewelry, antibiotics, and catalyst.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver#Applications

10. Material: Carbon (Diamond)
Processing: Mined.

Properties: Variation of FCC, covalent bonds.

Applications: Cutting material, jewelry, semiconductors.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond