CLASS OF MATERIAL	RELATED  LAB EXPERIMENTS	PROPERTIES, EXAMPLES	HISTORY
METALS	Physical Properties of Materials Heat Capacities of Materials Properties of Crystals Oxidation of Metals Effect of Metals on Fabric Dyeing	Standard Reduction Potentials Composition & Properties of Alloys Metallurgy examples from the Science Museum: Brass ... Bronze ... Nickel alloy ... Manganese steel ... tempered Iron ... Tin ... Tantalum Orthopaedic Metal Alloys US Steel automotive steel, glossary What's That Stuff? fireworks	Roman mining ancient metallurgy research group iron age smelting,forging,charcoal making Medieval ironworking BBC blast furnace How Steel is Made (AISI) Hall process for Aluminum die casting
POLYMERS	Physical Properties of Materials Polymers from Monomers Fiber Identification Paper Chromatography Effect of Metals on Fabric Dyeing	Macrogalleria of polymers American Plastics Council case study of silicones Physical Properties of Common Woods Anatomy of a Paper Mill Paper Process plywood data What's That Stuff? paper ... leather... chewing gum ...adhesive tape ... Jello... gasoline... motor oil... Lycra/Spandex ... raincoats... Silly Putty ... erasers ... plastic bags ... golf balls ... asphalt ... new car smell	early paper National Academy of Science: Polymers and People Spartacus sites on textile industry Industrial Revolution BBC spinning mill rubber industry PET bottles nylon Polymers Timeline Plastics Museum
DYES	Effect of Metals on Fabric Dyeing Paper Chromatography	light and color Color Museum: color and textiles Paula Burch's web site (dyes) Dharma Trading Company Pigments for Oil Paints (Gamblin) What's That Stuff? hair coloring ... ink ... food coloring...oil paints	ancient dyes iron age dyeing turkey red dyeing Sir William Henry Perkin, FRS  EuCheMS Millenium synthetic dyes (Fromm) Pigments through the Ages
CERAMICS	Physical Properties of Materials Heat Capacities of Materials Properties of Crystals Preparation of Concrete	The CeramicsWeb (art) Refraction of Light Corning products colors of gemstones About Porcelain Enamel Porcelain Enamel Properties Brick Manufacture LEDs Photolithography Molecular Beam Epitaxy CVD Diamond What's That Stuff? glass ... cement ... opals	faience tile from step pyramid ancient glass: cold working, casting ancient glass: forming, slumping, blowing Athenian black & red figured vases iron age pottery ancient baths resource site NOVA Roman Bath Venetian Glass Corning timeline Schott glass dichroism of Lycurgus Cup Ceramics Collection at V&A Museum

Last updated: May 15, 2008