Materials
Materials can be divided into 4 sub-classifications.
Materials can also be categorized based on their usage or their functionalities.
Property
The response given by a material to a specific stimulus.
- Mechanical properties – stress
- Electrical properties – electric field
- Magnetic properties – magnetic field
- Optical properties – electromagnetic or light radiation
Definitions
Anisotropic
Different properties in different directions.
Isotropic
Same properties in all different directions.