How do they match: Materials Scientists

  • Test individual parts and products to ensure that manufacturer and governmental quality and safety standards are met.
  • Test material samples for tolerance under tension, compression, and shear to determine the cause of metal failures.
  • Test metals to determine conformance to specifications of mechanical strength, strength-weight ratio, ductility, magnetic and electrical properties, and resistance to abrasion, corrosion, heat, and cold.
  • Devise testing methods to evaluate the effects of various conditions on particular materials.
  • Perform experiments and computer modeling to study the nature, structure, and physical and chemical properties of metals and their alloys, and their responses to applied forces.

  • Test quality of materials or finished products.
  • Devise research or testing protocols.