Types of materials

Types of materials

1. Non-Metallic

   • Organic Organic materials are defined as carbon based compounds originally derived from living organisms
     • Wood
       • Leather
         • Silk
           • Wool
   • Inorganic-Inorganic materials are generally derived from non-living sources, such as rocks and minerals, and encompass such categories as glass, ceramics and metals
     • Gold
       • Glass
         • Copper
           • Iron

2. Metallic

   • Ferrous- Ferrous metals consists of a base metal of iron. Ferrous metals may include a lot of different alloying elements. Some examples are Chromium, Nickel, Vanadium, and Manganese. These alloying materials give ferrous steels material properties that make them widely useful in engineering
     • Mild Steel
       • Carbon Steel
         • Cast Iron
           • Stainless Steel
   • Non-ferrous- Non ferrous metals do not contain iron. They are softer and more malleable. They have industrial uses as well as aesthetic purposes- precious metals like gold and silver are both non ferrous. All pure metal forms, except for pure iron, are non ferrous
     • Aluminum
       • Copper
         • Lead
           • Nickel