Ability of a material to contain or be in contact with chemical substances without deterioration and without altering its properties.
Ability of a material to deform under loads that tend to decrease its length (compression loads) without fracturing.
Opposition of a material to the passage of light, which prevents observing objects through it.
Ability of a material to conduct electricity.
Ability to deform under loads that tend to increase its length without fracturing.
Maximum level of stress that can support a material subject to loads that tend to increase its original length or size (tension loads).
Ability of a material to conduct heat.
Ability of a material to resist very sudden changes in temperatures.
Property of a material to break or fracture before deforming. It is opposite to the toughness and characteristic of very hard materials.
Property of a material to deform under the action of charges acting on it and recover its original size and shape once charges are removed.
. Opposition that offers a material to the passage of electricity. A material with high electrical resistivity is said to be electrical insulator.
Opposition of a material to be penetrated or scratched by other materials.
Energy required to separate the atoms of a material and move from the solid state to the liquid. It is also known as melting temperature. All pure metals have a defined melting temperature.
Ability of a material to clearly see other objects through it.
Ability of a material to allow diffuse images of other objects to be observed through it.
Reason to which a material expands when exposed to heat
Ability of a material to absorb impact loads without fracturing or breaking.
It is defined as the quantity of mass per unit volume.
Opposition that offers a material to the passage of heat. A material with high thermal resistivity is said to be thermal insulator.
It is the property of a solid body to resist deformation, which is sometimes referred to as rigidity.
Term that is attributed to the appearance of cracks in a material after subjecting it to several cycles of thermal stress (from cold to hot or vice versa).
Property of a material not to deteriorate or be destroyed in the presence of corrosive agents (humidity, seawater, environment in general). The corrosion in polymers is called degradation.
