PAGE II will introduce you to other examples of materials characterization, including scanning probe microscopy, which offers the possibility to view, and manipulate, individual atoms and molecules on surfaces. Then, there is PAGE III . Page III will introduce you to Non-Destructive Testing, useful methods to find and characterize internal flaws within a material, for example. Make sure to visit these two additional pages. The materials engineer is often involved in a function called failure analysis .
Materials characterization is an important component of any failure analysis.
For further information about this most interesting aspect of materials engineering, please visit the Failure Analysis web pages at this site. Analysis Return to the Materials Engineering Home Page at San Jose State University Please send any comments to Patrick P. Pizzo, Professor of Materials Engineering Created by Dr. Pizzo on August 1, 1997.