There are numerous materials around us, and they can be found in anything from buildings to spacecraft. Materials can generally be further divided into two classes: crystalline and non-crystalline. The basis of materials science involves studying the interplay between their structure, their processing, their properties and their performances.
Materials that I study, are crystalline. They are metals, alloys or ceramics. Here is some of them in the framework of ongoing projects:
MAX phases
β-metastable titanium
Few words on β-metastable titanium