Materials - Basis of Tehnological Process. Importance and Utilization of Materials in Various Technological Areas.

Whether materials actually form the basis of technological progress is a question that is certainly not undisputed among experts. However, there is agreement inasmuch as it can be said that materials are one important aspect of technological progress and that the qualities of a product are largely determined by the properties of the materials chosen to make it. Where energetics are concerned, i. e. , in the air and spacecraft industry when a maximum of payload is to be put in motion at a minimum of energy consumption, the choice of materials for constructing an aircraft or a rocket is an all-important aspect. But also in automotive construction, where customers request long-lived, highly reliable vehicles consuming a minimum of fuel, the significance of materials is quite obvious.