Materials science or materials engineering
Origin: Lat. scientĭa, cognitĭo, -ōnis
An interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering. This science investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It includes elements of applied physics and chemistry.
Spanish: Ciencia de los materiales o Ingeniería de los materiales.
Sources and references
- Ashby, Michael; Hugh Shercliff and David Cebon, “Materials: engineering, science, processing and design”view
- Askeland, Donald R.; Pradeep P. Phulé. “The Science & Engineering of Materials”view
- Callister, Jr., William D., “Materials Science and Engineering”view
- Gaskell, David R. “Introduction to the Thermodynamics of Materials“view
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