Materials engineers are involved in the development, processing, and testing of the
materials used to create a range of products, from computer chips and aircraft
wings to golf clubs and snow skis. They work with metals, ceramics, plastics,
semiconductors, and composites to create new materials that meet certain
mechanical, electrical, and chemical requirements. They also are involved in
selecting materials for new applications. Materials engineers have developed
the ability to create and then study materials at an atomic level, using
advanced processes to replicate the characteristics of those materials and
their components with computers. Most materials engineers specialize in a
particular material. For example, metallurgical engineers specialize in metals
such as steel, and ceramic engineers develop ceramic materials and the
processes for making them into useful products such as glassware or fiber-optic
communication lines.
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