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Materials and Man's Needs: Materials Science and Engineering -- Volume II, The Needs, Priorities, and Opportunities for Materials Research (1975)
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Materials and Man’s Needs Materials Science and Engineering: Volume II The Needs, Priorities, and Opportunities for Materials Research

TABLE 5.10b Rank Ordering of Priority for Applied Research—Classes of Materials (Corrected for Familiarity)

Ceramics

Glasses and Amorphous Materials

Elemental and Compound Semiconductors

Inorganic, Non-Metallic Elements and Compounds

Ferrous Metals and Alloys

Non-Ferrous Structural Metals and Alloys

Non-Ferrous Conducting Metals and Alloys

Plastics

Fibers and Textiles

Rubbers

Composites

Organic and Organo-Metallic Compounds

Thin Films

Adhesives, Coatings, Finishes, Seals

Lubricants, Oils, Solvents, Cleansers

Prosthetic and Medical Materials

Plain and Reinforced Concrete

Asphaltic and Bituminous Materials

Wood and Paper

 

7

4

2

8

18

19

10

5

13

12

11

3

1

6

9

16

17

15

14

COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS AND CONTROL

7

4

3

8

11

19

10

5

18

15

12

2

1

6

9

17

16

14

13

Computers

5

2

3

8

18

19

10

7

13

12

11

4

1

6

9

15

17

14

16

Electronic Components

10

3

6

7

17

15

11

1

8

13

9

5

2

4

12

19

18

16

14

Telephone and Data Networks and Equipment

15

10

14

12

13

11

17

2

6

7

5

3

8

1

9

18

19

16

4

CONSUMER GOODS

16

12

13

10

17

19

15

3

2

4

6

5

9

1

8

11

18

14

7

Apparel and Textiles

8

4

6

11

18

14

13

1

9

10

3

7

2

5

12

19

15

16

17

Household Appliances—Electronic

14

9

18

12

10

7

17

2

11

8

5

4

6

3

13

16

19

15

1

Packaging and Containers

19

10

12

15

11

14

16

3

8

9

7

2

6

1

5

18

17

13

4

Printing and Photography

9

10

14

12

13

6

18

3

7

5

2

8

11

1

4

17

19

15

16

DEFENSE AND SPACE

7

10

13

8

14

6

19

5

11

4

3

9

12

1

2

17

18

15

16

Military Aircraft

4

8

3

2

18

14

19

5

11

7

1

12

9

6

10

15

16

13

17

Missiles

18

15

12

13

14

9

19

4

7

3

2

6

11

1

5

17

10

8

16

Naval Vessels

11

10

13

12

6

7

19

1

8

4

3

9

18

2

5

15

16

14

17

Ordnance and Weapons

5

3

4

7

18

19

15

1

11

12

10

6

2

8

9

17

14

13

16

Radar and Military Communications

6

8

10

13

15

11

14

4

5

9

3

7

12

2

1

19

18

16

17

Spacecraft

9

5

16

19

8

4

12

7

11

2

3

10

15

1

6

18

14

13

17

Undersea Equipment

1

14

18

8

16

6

4

11

15

9

3

5

13

2

7

19

12

10

17

ENERGY

3

8

13

1

19

18

10

4

9

6

7

2

12

5

17

15

16

11

14

Batteries and Fuel Cells

1

8

4

7

19

18

9

10

11

14

5

6

2

3

13

16

15

12

17

Direct Conversion

9

14

19

18

16

12

1

4

8

7

3

6

13

2

10

17

15

11

5

Electric Transmission and Distributors

2

14

18

13

4

1

16

12

15

10

7

9

19

5

6

17

3

8

11

Nuclear Reactors

2

8

19

14

10

1

4

16

13

9

3

11

18

6

7

17

5

12

15

Thermonuclear Fusion

5

15

19

10

7

4

13

12

9

8

3

6

14

1

2

18

17

11

16

Turbines and Generators

13

15

19

11

16

9

14

3

7

4

10

2

17

8

6

18

12

5

1

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

6

14

17

10

9

2

15

12

16

7

13

5

18

4

3

19

8

1

11

Mining and Raw Materials Extraction

11

15

19

9

18

14

16

4

7

8

10

1

12

5

3

17

13

6

2

Pollution

16

12

17

14

9

6

10

2

4

3

11

8

18

15

7

19

13

5

1

Recycling and Solid Waste Disposal

15

11

7

18

17

14

19

6

5

3

4

8

9

1

12

2

13

10

16

Reliability, Safety, Maintainability

9

10

19

13

16

8

17

2

6

4

5

7

12

3

11

1

18

15

14

HEALTH SERVICES

11

12

15

13

16

9

14

2

5

3

6

7

8

4

10

1

17

18

19

Artificial Organs

9

10

19

12

16

7

18

2

5

6

4

8

13

3

11

1

17

15

14

Prosthetic Devices

11

12

19

15

13

10

17

2

6

8

7

9

16

1

14

18

4

3

5

HOUSING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION

9

12

18

15

14

10

16

4

6

7

8

11

17

1

13

19

3

5

2

Individual and Multiple Unit Dwellings

12

13

17

16

2

3

9

1

11

6

5

7

19

4

10

18

14

8

15

Plumbing, Heating, Electrical, Etc.

12

18

16

15

7

4

14

6

9

2

8

5

11

3

1

17

19

13

10

PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT

8

19

18

16

2

4

17

11

12

3

6

5

15

7

1

9

14

10

13

Machine Tools

15

18

17

14

7

3

13

6

9

2

8

4

12

5

1

19

16

10

11

Process Equipment

10

11

17

12

9

7

14

4

6

3

5

8

16

2

1

19

18

13

15

TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT

10

11

12

8

14

7

18

5

9

3

4

6

13

1

2

17

19

16

15

Aircraft

10

12

16

11

7

8

13

4

5

3

6

9

19

2

1

17

18

14

15

Automotive

12

13

19

18

10

6

9

5

11

4

3

14

17

2

1

16

7

8

15

Guided Ground Transportation
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