KOFORIDUA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY (KTU)

ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

BTECH MECHATRONICS

MTR 253 ENGINEERING MATERIALS

ASSIGNMENT 1

January, 2022

1. Define Materials Science.

2. Define Materials Engineering.

3. Briefly explain the following terms

a) Structure of a material

b) Property of a material

4. List six properties of materials.

5. Why do we study materials?

6. List six (6) properties of metals.

7. List five (5) applications of metals.

8. List six (6) properties of ceramics.

9. List five (5) applications of ceramics.

10. List six (6) properties of polymers.

11. List five (5) applications of polymers.

12. List three (3) applications of composites.