ir strain hardening or resistance to further deformation, their recovery or recrystallization capabilities after strain is applied and released, grain growth -- if any -- as temperature is increased, densification or other effect from hot-working, and "creep" or continued deformation with additional stress at temperatures above roughly half the melting temperature.
Polymers, ceramics, and composite materials -- comprised of metals with ceramics or ceramic coatings atop fibrous fillers -- all have special engineering properties, many still being researched. Polymer properties derived from materials science have been detailed by Mark. The properties and applications of ceramic matrix composites, plus the state of the art of research on their continuing development, have been thoroughly explored by Naslain.
Casting, Molding, and Related Processes
Casting [as a gerund] is the forming of a molten metal (or a plastic) in a mold; so casting and molding are related, although the one process
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