The Importance of Engineering Materials in Present World

Materials had been in use of humanity since time immemorial. Our world is all about materials thats why Materials Science and Engineering has taken centre-stage position in many developed and developing nations. There has been changes in mans choice of materials for his engineering activities. Materials went through ages of mans activities on earth like the Stone Age, the Iron Age and the current Silicon age, etc. But the challenges of current worlds needs are constantly fuelling the need discovery and development of new kinds of materials with the desired properties and the relevant cost to meet the challenges of the world. This informative article is, therefore, aimed at reviewing the advances made in engineering materials, their classification and the importance of engineering materials in current day world, their properties and various areas of application.