Class 2: Materials and Material Selection

A course class for Prototyping in Mechanical Engineering

Learn prototyping skills mechanical engineering: schematics and drawings, materials, manufacturing, fluids, and motion

Will Fischer • 12/23/2020 at 11:31•0 Comments

This class will be a lightning quick overview of material science, an important facet of mechanical engineering

Class 2 - Materials

Why materials are important
1. Considerations in selection
Types of materials
1. Metals
  1. Aluminum
  2. Steel
  3. Others
2. Plastics / Polymers
  1. Cheap plastics
  2. ‘Designer’ plastics
  3. Elastomers
Ceramics
Composites/Other
1. Wood
2. Carbon fiber / fiberglass
3. Other

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