Top 10 Favorite Materials

My Top 10 Favorite Materials

There are a vast number of materials on Earth but out of all of them, these are my personal top 10 favorites in no specific order:

1) Steel
    Processing: Casting
    Structure: BCC
    Properties: Melting temperature = 1370 °C
    Application: Construction materials (screws or nails), car bodies
    Reference: http://www.steel.org/making-steel/how-its-made/processes.aspx

2) Copper
    Processing: Smelting
    Structure: FCC
    Properties: Melting temperature = 1085 °C, Heat of Fusion = 13.26 kJ/mol
    Application: Wires
    Reference:  
      http://www.wmrc.uiuc.edu/main_sections/info_services/library_docs/manuals/primmetals/Chapter5.htm

    Application: Windows
    Reference: https://www.aisglass.com/glass-manufacturing-process

4) Cardboard
    Processing: Mechanical Pulping
    Structure: Network of cellulose fibers
    Properties: Max tensile strength 15-45 MPa (varies based on type and direction)
    Application: Packaging boxes
    Reference: http://www.thomasnet.com/articles/materials-handling/cardboard-manufacturing

5) Brick
    Processing: Molding

    Properties: 3-40 N/mm^2 (varies depending on materials)
    Application: Buildings
    Reference: https://theconstructor.org/building/manufacturing-of-bricks-methods-and-                process/11972/

6) Aluminum
    Processing: Refining
    Structure: FCC
    Properties: Density = 2.7 g/cm^3, melting temperature = 660 °C
    Application: Cans, foil
    Reference: http://www.aluminum.org/industries/production/primary-production

7) Iron
    Processing: Smelting
    Structure: BCC
    Properties: Melting temperature = 1536 °C
    Applications: Production of steel
    Reference: http://www.lenntech.com/periodic/elements/fe.htm

8) Nylon
    Processing: Condensation polymerization
    Structure: Series of fibers
    Properties: Melting temperature = 256 °C
    Applications: Raincoats
    Reference: http://www.explainthatstuff.com/nylon.html

9) Rubber
    Processing: Refining
    Properties: Tensile strength: 11 N/mm^2
    Application: Erasers, tires
    Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eraser

10) Lead
      Processing: Sintering
      Structure: FCC
      Properties: Boiling temperature = 1755 °C, Density = 11.34g/cm^2
      Application: Batteries
      Reference: metalpedia.asianmetal.com/metal/lead/application.shtml

Steel               Plastic (ABS)                       Rubber

Steel is an alloy with a BCC structure and is mainly composed of iron are carbon. It is used in many large scale structures such as buildings or stadiums as well as everyday things such as kitchen appliances or even scissors.

ABS plastic (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) is a common thermal plastic polymer that is amorphous. ABS is used in a variety of things including pipes, plastic instruments or protective head wear.

Rubber is a type of plastic that is derived from rubber trees. It is used in many things including tires, shoes and mats.