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1.7 PROCESSING/STRUCTURE/PROPERTIES/
PERFORMANCE CORRELATIONS
As mentioned previously (Section 1.2), the science and engineering of materials in-
volves four interrelated components: processing, structure, properties, and perform-
ance (Figure 1.1). Inasmuch as the remainder of this text discusses these components
Tutorial Video: for the different material types, it has been decided to direct the reader’s attention to
Processing/ the treatment of individual components for several specific materials. Whereas some
Structure/ of these discussions are found within single chapters, others are spread out over mul-
Properties/ tiple chapters. For the latter, and for each material we have selected, a topic timeline
Performance of has been created that indicates the locations (by sections) where treatments of the
Materials four components are to be found. Figure 1.12 presents topic timelines for the follow-
ing materials: steels, glass–ceramics, polymer fibers, and silicon semiconductors. In
addition, near the end of each chapter with some discussion of processing, structure,

STEELS Isothermal transformation diagrams,
continuous-cooling transformation diagrams;
heat treating for tempered martensite
Diffusion Recrystallization ➣
Heat treatment of steels
Processing ➣ ➣ ➣
Crystal structure, Development of microstructure, Microstructure of various
polymorphism iron–iron carbide alloys microconstituents
Structure ➣ ➣ ➣
Dislocations,
slip systems, Phase equilibria,
Solid solutions, Mechanical strengthening the iron–iron carbide Mechanical properties of
dislocations properties mechanisms phase diagram Fe–C alloys
Properties ➣ ➣ ➣ ➣ ➣
Applications of steel alloys
Performance ➣
ch 3 ch 4 ch 5 ch 6 ch 7 ch 9 ch 10 ch 11
(a)

GLASS–CERAMICS Crystallization,
Continuous-cooling fabrication, heat
transformation diagrams Concept of viscosity treatment
Processing ➣ ➣ ➣

Noncrystalline Atomic structure
solids of silica glasses Polycrystallinity
Structure ➣ ➣ ➣

Mechanical, thermal, Opacity and translucency in
optical properties insulators
Properties ➣ ➣
Applications
Performance ➣
ch 3 ch 10 ch 12 ch 13 ch 21
(b)
Figure 1.12 Processing/structure/properties/performance topic timelines for (a) steels, (b) glass–ceramics,
(c) polymer fibers, and (d) silicon semiconductors.