Select one material of your choice, then write a report and present your material to the class.

The report and the presentation should include;

• The four components of the discipline of materials science and engineering which are: processing, structure, properties and performance, and their inter-relationship for the selected material
• The properties of the selected material in ALL aspects (physical, chemical, machining, mechanical, combined, etc.)    
• Any special features, properties and/or applications of the selected material
• All other related features of the material, such as (but not limited to);
• History and discovery or invention
• Availability, rarity or expense and the commercially available shape
• Which industries use the material most
• Manufacturing process that use the selected material, and the relative processing considerations
• Quality and life expectancy and types of deteriorations material undergoes
• Life cycle and recycling considerations and the possibility of property modifications.