Types of materials

Types of materials

1. materiales ferrosos

   • Ferrous metals possess a magnetic attraction and have great tensile strength, as they can carry a large amount of stress. They also have the properties of a standard metal, such as conduction of heat and electricity, ductility, malleability, and a shiny appearance.
     • stainless steel, carbon steel and wrought iron

2. materiales no ferrosos

   • Non-ferrous materials are all those metals and their alloys that do not have iron intervention or if they do, it is with very little amount of iron. Among the non-ferrous metals most widely used in the industry are Aluminum, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Tin, Magnesium, Silver and Gold.
     • Among the non-ferrous metals most widely used in the industry are Aluminum, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Tin, Magnesium, Silver and Gold.

3. polymers

   • Polymers or plastics are produced after a process called polymerization that consists of linking thousands of small organic molecules called monomers, or mers, through covalent bonds.
     • Polyvinylchloride, Polystyrene, Polyethylene, Polymethylmethacrylate, Polypropylene, Polyethylene, terephthalate, Polyurethane.

4. ceramics

   • A ceramic material is one consisting of metallic or non-metallic inorganic solids that has been manufactured by heat treatment
     • The coarse ceramics have not undergone vitrification, the quartz has not been fused with the sand because the temperature of the furnace is low. ... When it breaks it is earthy, being totally permeable to gases, liquids and fats
     • Porous ceramics find uses in filtration, insulation, sensor, and refractory applications, where the porosity of the material provides improved resistance to thermal shock.

5. composite

   • Composite materials those materials that are formed by the union of two or more materials to achieve the combination of properties that is not possible to obtain in the original materials.