Favorite Engineering Alloys or Materials

Time for a nerd battle: it's time to represent the engineering world.
The Top Ten
1 Steel (Any ferrous alloy)

Unmatched in versatility. Any exotic new material always draws comparison to steel.

Doesn't burn, is cheap and strong. Superalloys are used for jet engines.

Strong and doesnt burn that easily.

2 Aluminum (Any alloy)

Burns but not that easily.

3 Titanium (Any alloy)

Not as light as aluminum, but high strength-to-weight ratio. Often compares in strength to steel.

Lightweight and strong

4 Carbon (Any allotrope or form)

Insane material, can be drawn in a myriad of shapes and sizes. The current focus of much materials research.

Strong, lightweight and affordable.

5 Glass (Usually, but not limited to silica-based)

Clear and beautiful. But also theoretically strong, too.

Stops bullets if thick.

6 Any Plastic (UHMWPE, Kevlar, PEEK, etc.)

A whole world different from metals and ceramics.

Cheap and strong.

7 Magnesium (Any alloy)

Less popular than the steel-aluminum-titanium "holy trinity" of structural metals, but nevertheless presents an attractive combination of light weight with decent strength.

8 Composites (Any)

The new rage in industry to minimize weight and maintain or even improve mechanical properties over metals.

Imagine a composite made of aerogel and graphene, endless possibilities

9 Ceramics (Crystalline)

High melting temperatures, theoretically also strong.

10 Wood (Any)

Cheap as dirt.

The Contenders
11 Concrete
12 Wool
13 Nomex

Extinguishes itself. Perfect for having over armor.

14 Copper

Cheap enough for electronics.

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