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Classification of engineering materials deals on the new application of materials in modern advancement in science and technology. The materials are grouped into the following:


Metals
Ceramics materials
Polymeric materials
Advance materials
Composite materials see results
It should be noticed that in the advancement of chemical engineering discipline, these materials are employed; especially in advance manufacturing and chemical designs. This is one of the major concern in engineering discipline especially material science engineering.

Polymeric materials:

These are organic compounds that are chemically comprised of carbon, hydrogen and other non metallic elements such as oxygen, nitrogen. They have chain like structure and very large molecular structures. The primary bond they have is covalent bond with van der waal forces present.

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Due to their bonding nature, they are electrically and thermally insulators. They can also be made conductive through the process of doping. Conducting polymer matrix composites can be obtained by the use of conducting fillers. Polymeric materials have low density, poor and mechanical properties. They chemically inert in many environments and they are non magnetic.

Polymeric materials are grouped into the following: thermoplastic and thermo-set. see the rest at

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