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1、资料内容仅供您学习参考，如有不当或者侵权，请联系改正或者删除。机械工程英语第一单元Materials may be grouped in several ways. Scientists often classify materials by their state: solid, liquid, or gas. They also separate them into organic (once living) and inorganic (never living) materials.材料能够按多种方法分类。科学家常根据状态将材料分为: 固体、 液体或气体。她们也把材料分为有机材料(曾经

2、有生命的 )和无机材料 (从未有生命的 )。For industrial purposes, materials are divided into engineering materials or nonengineering materials. Engineering materials are those used in manufacture and become parts of products.就工业效用而言, 材料被分为工程材料和非工程材料。那些用于加工制造并成为产品组成部分的就是工程材料。Nonengineering materials are the chemicals,

3、fuels, lubricants, and other materials usedin the manufacturing process, which do not become part of the product.非工程材料则是化学品、燃料、润滑剂以及其它用于加工制造过程但不成为产品组成部分的材料。Engineering materials may be further subdivided into: Metal Ceramics Composite Polymers, etc.工程材料还能进一步细分为: 金属材料陶瓷材料复合材料聚合材料 , 等等。Metals and Meta

4、l Alloys金属和金属合金Metals are elements that generally have good electrical and thermal conductivity.Many metals have high strength, high stiffness, and have good ductility.资料内容仅供您学习参考，如有不当或者侵权，请联系改正或者删除。金属就是一般具有良好导电性和导热性的元素。许多金属具有高强度、高硬度以及良好的延展性。Some metals, such as iron, cobalt and nickel, are magnetic

5、. At low temperatures, somemetals and intermetallic compounds become superconductors.某些金属能被磁化, 例如铁、钴和镍。在极低的温度下, 某些金属和金属化合物能转变成超导体。What is the difference between an alloy and a pure metal? Pure metals are elements which come from a particular area of the periodic table. Examples of pure metals includ

6、e copper in electrical wires and aluminum in cooking foil and beverage cans.合金与纯金属的区别是什么? 纯金属是在元素周期表中占据特定位置的元素。例如电线中的铜和制造烹饪箔及饮料罐的铝。Alloys contain more than one metallic element. Their properties can be changed by changing the elements present in the alloy. Examples of metal alloys include stainless

7、steel which is an alloy of iron, nickel, and chromium; and gold jewelry which usually contains an alloy of gold and nickel.合金包含不止一种金属元素。合金的性质能经过改变其中存在的元素而改变。金属合金的例子有: 不锈钢是一种铁、镍、 铬的合金 , 以及金饰品一般含有金镍合金。Why are metals and alloys used? Many metals and alloys have high densities and are used in applicatio

8、ns which require a high mass-to-volume ratio.为什么要使用金属和合金? 许多金属和合金具有高密度, 因此被用在需要较高质量体积比的场合。Some metal alloys, such as those based on aluminum, have low densities and are used in资料内容仅供您学习参考，如有不当或者侵权，请联系改正或者删除。aerospace applications for fuel economy. Many alloys also have high fracture toughness,which

9、means they can withstand impact and are durable.某些金属合金 , 例如铝基合金 , 其密度低 , 可用于航空航天以节约燃料。许多合金还具有高断裂韧性, 这意味着它们能经得起冲击而且是耐用的。What are some important properties of metals?Density is defined as a material s mass divided by its volume. Most metarelatively high densities, especially compared to polymers.金属有哪些

10、重要特性?密度定义为材料的质量与其体积之比。大多数金属密度相对较高, 特别是和聚合物相比较而言。Materials with high densities often contain atoms with high atomic numbers, such asgold or lead. However, some metals such as aluminum or magnesium have low densities, and are used in applications that require other metallic properties but also require

11、 low weight.高密度材料一般由较大原子序数原子构成, 例如金和铅。然而 , 诸如铝和镁之类的一些金属则具有低密度, 并被用于既需要金属特性又要求重量轻的场合。Fracture toughness can be described as a material s ability to avoid frespecially when a flaw is introduced. Metals can generally contain nicks and dents without weakening very much, and are impact resistant. A footb

12、all player counts on thiswhen he trusts that his facemask won t shatter.断裂韧性能够描述为材料防止断裂特别是出现缺陷时不断裂的能力。金属一般能在有缺口和凹痕的情况下不显著削弱, 而且能抵抗冲击。橄榄球运动员据此相信她的面罩不会裂成碎片。Plastic deformation is the ability of bend or deform before breaking. As资料内容仅供您学习参考，如有不当或者侵权，请联系改正或者删除。engineers, we usually design materials so t

13、hat they don t deform underconditions. You don t want your car to lean to the east after a strong west wind.塑性变形就是在断裂前弯曲或变形的能力。作为工程师, 设计时一般要使材料在正常条件下不变形。没有人愿意一阵强烈的西风过后自己的汽车向东倾斜。However, sometimes we can take advantage of plastic deformation. The crumple zones in a car absorb energy by undergoing pla

14、stic deformation before they break.然而 , 有时我们也能利用塑性变形。汽车上压皱的区域在它们断裂前经过经历塑性变形来吸收能量。The atomic bonding of metals also affects their properties. In metals, the outer valence electrons are shared among all atoms, and are free to travel everywhere. Since electrons conduct heat and electricity, metals make

15、 good cooking pans and electrical wires.金属的原子连结对它们的特性也有影响。在金属内部, 原子的外层阶电子由所有原子共享并能到处自由移动。由于电子能导热和导电, 因此用金属能够制造好的烹饪锅和电线。It is impossible to see through metals, since these valence electrons absorb any photons of light which reach the metal. No photons pass through.因为这些阶电子吸收到达金属的光子, 因此透过金属不可能看得见。没有光子能

16、经过金属。Alloys are compounds consisting of more than one metal. Adding other metals can affect the density, strength, fracture toughness, plastic deformation, electrical conductivity and environmental degradation.合金是由一种以上金属组成的混合物。加一些其它金属能影响密度、强度、资料内容仅供您学习参考，如有不当或者侵权，请联系改正或者删除。断裂韧性、塑性变形、导电性以及环境侵蚀。For ex

17、ample, adding a small amount of iron to aluminum will make it stronger. Also, adding some chromium to steel will slow the rusting process, but will make it more brittle.例如 , 往铝里加少量铁可使其更强。同样, 在钢里加一些铬能减缓它的生锈过程,但也将使它更脆。Ceramics and Glasses陶瓷和玻璃A ceramic is often broadly defined as any inorganic nonmeta

18、llic material By this definition, ceramic materials would also include glasses; however, many materialsscientists add the stipulation that” ceramic” must also be crystalline.陶瓷一般被概括地定义为无机的非金属材料。照此定义, 陶瓷材料也应包括玻璃 ; 然而许多材料科学家添加了”陶瓷”必须同时是晶体物组成的约定。A glass is an inorganic nonmetallic material that does no

19、t have a crystallinestructure. Such materials are said to be amorphous.玻璃是没有晶体状结构的无机非金属材料。这种材料被称为非结晶质材料。Properties of Ceramics and GlassesSome of the useful properties of ceramics and glasses include high melting temperature, low density, high strength, stiffness, hardness, wear resistance, and corr

20、osion resistance.陶瓷和玻璃的特性高熔点、低密度、高强度、高刚度、高硬度、高耐磨性和抗腐蚀性是陶瓷和玻璃的一些有用特性。Many ceramics are good electrical and thermal insulators. Some ceramics have special资料内容仅供您学习参考，如有不当或者侵权，请联系改正或者删除。properties: some ceramics are magnetic materials; some are piezoelectric materials; and a few special ceramics are su

21、perconductors at very low temperatures. Ceramics and glasses have one major drawback: they are brittle.许多陶瓷都是电和热的良绝缘体。某些陶瓷还具有一些特殊性能: 有些是磁性材料 , 有些是压电材料 , 还有些特殊陶瓷在极低温度下是超导体。 陶瓷和玻璃都有一个主要的缺点 : 它们容易破碎。Ceramics are not typically formed from the melt. This is because most ceramicswill crack extensively (i.

22、e. form a powder) upon cooling from the liquidstate.陶瓷一般不是由熔化形成的。因为大多数陶瓷在从液态冷却时将会完全破碎(即形成粉末 )。Hence, all the simple and efficient manufacturing techniques used for glass production such as casting and blowing, which involve the molten state, cannot be used for theproduction of crystalline ceramics.

23、Instead,” sintering” or” firingtypically used.因此 ,所有用于玻璃生产的简单有效的诸如浇铸和吹制这些涉及熔化的技术都不能用于由晶体物组成的陶瓷的生产。作为替代, 一般采用”烧结”或”焙烧”工艺。In sintering, ceramic powders are processed into compacted shapes and then heated to temperatures just below the melting point. At such temperatures, the powders react internally t

24、o remove porosity and fully dense articles can be obtained.在烧结过程中 , 陶瓷粉末先挤压成型然后加热到略低于熔点温度。在这样的温度下, 粉末内部起反应去除孔隙并得到十分致密的物品。An optical fiber contains three layers: a core made of highly pure glass with a high refractive index for the light to travel, a middle layer of glass with a lower资料内容仅供您学习参考，如有不当

25、或者侵权，请联系改正或者删除。refractive index known as the cladding which protects the core glass from scratches and other surface imperfections, and an out polymer jacket to protect the fiber from damage.光导纤维有三层: 核心由高折射指数高纯光传输玻璃制成, 中间层为低折射指数玻璃 , 是保护核心玻璃表面不被擦伤和完整性不被破坏的所谓覆层, 外层是聚合物护套 , 用于保护光导纤维不受损。In order for the core glass to have a higher refractive index than the cladding, the core glass is doped with a small, controlled amount of an impurity, or dopant, which causes light to travel slower, but does not absorb the light.为