专业英语-2010年秋lecture3.ppt

1、Lecture 3 Materials Science and Engineering,材料科学与工程,3.1 New words and expressions,pottery n. 陶瓷 by virtue of 依靠（力量），凭借，由于，因为 empower vt. 授权，准许；使能够 empower sb. to do sth. 授权某人做某事 forerunner n. 先驱（者），传令官，预兆 stepwise a. 逐步地，分阶段地 interdisciplinary a. 交叉学科的 metallurgy n. 冶金学,3.1 New words and expressions

2、,nebulous a. 星云的，云雾状的，模糊地，朦胧的 agglomerate n. 大团，大块； a. 成块的，凝聚的 elaboration n. 详尽的细节，解释，阐述 electrical conductivity 电导性，电导率 dielectric constant 介电常数 thermal conductivity 热导性，热导率 heat capacity 热容 refraction n. 衍射,3.1 New words and expressions,reflectivity n. 反射 ductility n. 延展性 corrosive a. 腐蚀的，蚀坏的，腐蚀性

3、的； n. 腐蚀物，腐蚀剂 overriding a. 最重要的，高于一切的 prohibitive a. 禁止的，抑制的 judicious a. 明智的 criterion n. (pl. criteria) 标准，准则，尺度,3.2 Text,Materials are properly more deep-seated in our culture than most of us realize. Transportation, housing, clothing, communication, recreation and food production-virtually ever

4、y segment of our everyday lives is influenced to one degree or another by materials.,根深蒂固的,片段，部分,多多少少,Historically, the development and advancement of societies have been intimately tied to the members abilities to produce and manipulate materials to fill their needs. In fact, early civilizations ha

5、ve been designated by the level of their materials development (i.e. Stone Age, Bronze Age).,密切的,操纵,指出，指定，委任,The earliest humans has access to only a very limited number of materials, those that occur naturally stone, wood, clay, skins, and so on. With time they discovered techniques for producing m

6、aterials that had properties superior to those of the natural ones:,粘土，泥土,比优越,these new materials included pottery and various metals. Furthermore, it was discovered that the properties of a material could be altered by heat treatments and by the addition of other substances.,陶瓷,转变，改变,物质,At this poi

7、nt, materials utilization was totally a selection process, that is, deciding from a given, rather limited set of materials the one that was best suited for an application by virtue of its characteristic. It was not until relatively recent times that scientists came to understand the relationships be

8、tween the structural elements of materials and their properties.,终于，开始,凭借，由于，因为,特性,This knowledge acquired in the past 60 years or so, has empowered them to fashion, to a large degree, the characteristics of materials. Thus, tens of thousands of different materials have evolved with rather specializ

9、ed characteristics that meet the need of our modern and complex society.,授权，准许,专业的，专门的,The development of many technologies that make our existence so comfortable has been intimately associated with the accessibility of suitable materials. Advancement in the understanding of a material type is often

10、 the forerunner to the stepwise progression of a technology.,存在,紧密的,联系,先驱,逐步的,For example, automobiles would not have been possible without the availability of inexpensive steel or some other comparable substitutes. In our contemporary era, sophisticated electronic devices rely on components that ar

11、e made from what are called semiconducting materials.,有效，可用性,替代,当代的,时代,精密的,半导体材料,Materials Science and Engineering Materials science is an interdisciplinary study that combines chemistry, physics, metallurgy, engineering and very recently life sciences. One aspect of materials science involves study

12、ing and designing materials to make them useful and reliable in the service of humankind.,各学科间的,冶金,可靠的,It strives for basic understanding of how structures and processes on the atomic scale result in the properties and functions familiar at the engineering level.,为奋斗,原子尺度,导致,Materials scientists are

13、 interested in physical and chemical phenomena acting across large magnitudes of space and time scales. In this regard it differs from physics or chemistry where the emphasis is more on explaining the properties of pure substances.,现象,在这一点上,与不同,In materials science there is also an emphasis on devel

14、oping and using knowledge to understand how the properties of materials can be controllably designed by varying the compositions, structures, and the way in which the bulk and surfaces phase materials are processed.,可控的,加工,块体，体积,In contrast, materials engineering is, on the basis of those structure

15、properties correlations, designing or engineering the structure of a material to produce a predetermined set of properties. In other words, materials engineering mainly deals with the use of materials in design and how materials are manufactured.,预先确定的,制造,处置,相反,“Structure” is a nebulous term that de

16、serves some explanation. In brief, the structure of a material usually relates to the arrangement of its internal components. Subatomic structure involves electrons within the individual atoms and interactions with their nuclei. On an atomic level, structure encompasses the organization of atoms or

17、molecules relative to one another.,应受，值得,模糊的,内部组成,与有关,亚原子结构,核,围绕，包含,互相,The next large structural realm, which contains large groups of atoms that are normally agglomerated together, is termed “microscopic” meaning that which is subject of direct observation using some type of microscope. Finally, st

18、ructural elements that may be viewed with the naked eye are termed “macroscopic”.,成块的，凝聚的,微观的,宏观的,The notion of “property” deserves elaboration. While in service use, all materials are exposed to external stimuli that evoke some type of response. For example, a specimen subject to forces will experi

19、ence deformation;,详尽阐述,暴露，面临，处于境地,概念,刺激,唤起，引起,or a polished metal surface will reflect light. Property is a material trait in terms of the kind and magnitude of response to a specific imposed stimulus. Generally, definitions of properties are made independent of material shape and size.,大小，量级,强加的刺激,

20、不相关,按照，用来说,Virtually all important properties of solid materials may be grouped into six different categories: mechanical, electrical, thermal, magnetic, optical, and deteriorative. For each there is a characteristic type of stimulus capable of provoking different responses.,种类，类别,磁的,激起,腐蚀性，降解,事实上,M

21、echanical properties relate deformation to an applied load or force: example include elastic modulus and strength. For electrical properties, such as electrical conductivity and dielectric constant, the stimulus is an electric filed.,弹性模量,强度,电导率,介电常数,The thermal behavior of solids can be represented

22、 in terms of heat capacity and thermal conductivity. Magnetic properties demonstrate the response of a material to the application of a magnetic field.,热容,热导率,For optical properties, the stimulus is electromagnetic or light radiation: index of refraction and reflectivity are representative optical p

23、roperties. Finally, deteriorative characteristics indicate the chemical reactivity of materials.,电磁的,光辐射,腐蚀特性,反射,折射,In addition to structure and properties, two other import components are involved in the science and engineering of materials, namely “processing” and “performance”. With regard to the

24、 relationships of these four components, the structure of a material will depend on how it is processed.,工艺过程,使用性能,即,关于，就而论,Furthermore, a materials performance will be a function of its properties. Thus, the interrelationship between processing, structure, properties, and performance is linear as f

25、ollows: ProcessingStructurePropertiesPerformance,Why Study Materials Science and Engineering? Why do we study materials? Many an applied scientists or engineers, whether mechanical, civil, chemical, or electrical, will be exposed to a design problem involving materials at one time or another.,许多的，多的

26、，一个接一个的,在某个时候,处于的作用下,Examples might include a transmission gear, the superstructure for a building, an oil refinery component, or an integrated circuit chip. Of course, materials scientists and engineers are specialists who are totally involved in the investigation and design of materials.,传动齿轮,集成电路

27、芯片,精炼,上层构造,Many times, a materials problem is to select the right material from many thousands available ones. There are several criteria on which the final decision is normally based. First of all, the in-service conditions must be characterized. On only rare occasion does a material possess the ma

28、ximum or ideal combination of properties.,具有,标准，尺度,Thus, it may be necessary to trade off one characteristic for another. The classic example involves strength and ductility; normally, a material having a high strength will have only a limited ductility. In such cases a reasonable compromise between

29、 two or more properties may be necessary.,权衡,妥协,延展性,A second selection consideration is any deterioration of material properties that may occur during service operation. For example, significant reduction in mechanical strength may result from exposure to elevated temperature or corrosive environments.,损坏,腐蚀环境,升高的,暴露,Finally, probably the overriding consideration