High performance engineering materials are introduced to improve properties like strength, heat and corrosion resistance, and sustainability. Examples include polymers used in plastics, composite materials like carbon fiber, metal alloys such as aluminum and steel, and ceramics. These materials are used in areas like vehicle bodies, engines, and brakes due to properties like light weight, high strength, and stability at high temperatures. Their use increases engineering performance and reduces environmental impact compared to traditional materials.

1. WHAT ARE HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING MATERIALS?
High performance engineering materials are the materials that are been
introduced into the engineering sector / industry, in order to help in meeting
the higher performance of engineering materials in the areas of ; materials
strength, functionability, deformation resistance, light weighting, corrosion
resistance, high temperature capability, materials processing efficiency,
sustainability and multy-functionality.

2. EXAMPLES OF HIGH PERFOMANCE MATERIALS.
• 1. The Polymers, for example ( Plastics, Thermoplastics Thermosets, Polycarbons.)
• 2. The Composite Materials, Like (Carbon Reinforcement fibres, ABS Plastics, Glass Fibres.)
• 3. The Metals Alloys, for example (Iron, Aluminium, Manganese, Nickel Chromium.)
• 4. The Ceramics, for example (Aluminium Oxides, Silicon Carbides, Tungsten Carbides)

3. WHAT ARE THESE MATERIALS?.
• 1. Polymers.
• Polymers are important materials that are used in making plastics, when
one or more polymers or additives are added to a resin during processing
the outcome product is a plastic. For example Polyethylene,
Polypropylene, PVC’S, Nylons Polycarbons, and so on. Plastics are
generally classify as “Commodity”, “Specialty” and “Engineering” Plastics.
Materials like the PVC’S (Polyvinyl-chloride) are majorly used as Electrical
Insulators and Cables, and also as packages and containers. Engineering
plastics are been appreciated for their High Strength, and other good
properties. Engineers find it so difficult to dispose these plastic off like
other forms of commodity plastics that are been used as disposable
materials after been used.
• Engineering plastics are used in producing car dashboard trims, Bumpers,
Motorcycle Crash Helmets and so on.

4. 2.The Composite Materials.
• Composite Materials are also an example of high performance engineering
material that serves as a reinforcement and can also carry out its own
purpose for example, the ABS Plastics, (Acrylonitrile-butadiene-syrene)
the Glass Fibre, or Carbon Fibres that are been used for added strength,
so they can be referred to as reinforcement fibres. Composites are also
used to help in preventing heat from been penetrating through a material,
then also help in given strength to materials so as to make it perform to its
maximum good quality, Composites are very light and tougher than steel
and as a result of this; companies like Mclaren are becoming the major
company that are making use of this. Composites are been used as car
bonnets, doors and boot lid panels to help in saving weights. And on some
race cars as suspension, Aerodynamic aids and body panels.

5. 3. The Metal Alloys.
• Metal Alloys. A metal is a material or an alloy and could also be a
compound that is generally known for its hardness, with good shining
surface, mostly used as an electric conductors. Metals are always very
malleable, meaning they can easily be beaten to sheets so as to get the
right shape needed of what is to be used for without it breaking off, and
they are also generally ductile that is they are easily drawn into wires. The
steel has the highest quality compared to every other forms of metals
alloys as far as high performance materials are concerned due to the
various abilities they have.
• There are other forms of metal alloys like; the Iron, Aluminium,
Manganese, Nickel, Chromium, and so on. All this elements are present in
a steel which gives it a very good quality. Most of the alloys mentioned
above like the Nickel, and Cobalt are used in producing Turbine blades
and that of an Aircraft blades. The reason why this is been used is that it
assist in the turbine engine or the aircraft to withstand heat and speed.

6. 4. The Ceramics.
Ceramics. Ceramics is also another form of high performance material, they
are used in producing glass, most glasses contain a metal oxide fused with
silica. At high temperature is used to prepare glass, the material is a viscous
liquid when it cooled down it forms glass for example, the window panes,
eye glasses and are also used in industries for grinding and mining of
wheels and drills and also as gas burner nozzles. Naturally ceramics are
never a metallic material in nature but they represent high performance
materials. Ceramics as an engineering materials, they very are stiff and
stable under a high temperature, also in compression and electrical stress
which makes them good electrical conductors. An example of this high
performance material is the concrete and the cements. They are also used
in the area of motorsport where we have the ceramic brake disks, bearings
an exhaust manifolds in order to assist in the reduction of bonnet
temperature.

7. Areas in which those materials
are been used.
• 1 Body.
• 2 Chassis.
• 3 breaks.
• 4 Engine parts.
• 5Gear box and Transmission.
• 6 Hydraulic Systems.
• 7 Tyres.
• 8 Exhausts and Manifolds.

8. Advantages Traditional method.
Aluminium as a metal alloy
are used in Body frame and
chassis.
Aluminium is less dense,
weighs less in a given volume,
then less fuel will be used.
Iron is heavier, and consumes
more fuel.
Carbon fibres as a composite
material are also been used
as body panels, car bonnets,
doors, boot lids panels and
aerodynamic aids.
They are lighter and tougher
than steel, they help in
preventing heat and saving
weight, saves fuel and good
aerodynamic performance.
Made of iron, consume more
fuel, produces maximum heat
and poor in aerodynamic.
Polymer as an engineering
material, they are been used
as dashboard trims, Bumpers
and crash helmets.
They have high strength,
lighter than steel, tougher than
other form of plastics.
Steel with coatings are been
used which makes it more
heavier.
Ceramics as a high They are very stiff, very stable Steel or other form of metal is
Areas been used in Motorsport.
Materials Used

9. PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL
PROPERTIES.
• Metals are known to be very ductile that is easily drawn into wires, very
malleable meaning can be beating into sheets, high tensile strength, they
have high melting and boiling points. Due to this properties exhibited by
metals, it helps in knowing the type of metal in terms of their strength,
how hard the materials are and the impact they could withstand.
Composites materials also have high thermal expansion and are good
conductors of electricity and produce high strength. Ceramics also are very
stiff and stable under a high temperature and compression and an also
help in withstanding electrical stress. Polymers are generally strong
materials, light in weight they have good compression and high tensile
strength. They form plastics when two or more additives are been mixed
with a resin during processing.

10. The Future Advantage of High
Performance Engineering Material
(Conclusion) / References.
• Taking into consideration the traditional materials used in the olden days
compared to the high performance materials used today, I could see they
have no negative impact on peoples health and the entire environment. Te
materials used in high performance engineering today last longer than the
previous ones, for example the bearings used on cars do not wear or tear
easily, which makes very good to withstand friction, they often produce
noise but not as very loud as the traditional ones. So I advice that the use
of High Performance Materials should continue as the application is very
good and increases performance of materials in engineering.

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