What is Material property?
In [[science]], a '''property''' is anything that [[wikt:describe|describes]] a [[material]] or [[Chemical substance|substance]]. It is a [[wikt:characteristic|characteristic]] of that material. For example, how [[Hardness|hard]] the material is, its [[colour]], or its [[shape]]. [[Elasticity (physics)|Elasticity]] is a property of [[rubber]]; in other words: rubber is elastic. A property may be a [[Physical constant|constant]] (always the same) or it may only appear when [[independent variables|something changes]], such as temperature. [[Chemical property|Chemical properties]] include things like [[surface tension]], [[pH]], [[Reactivity (chemistry)|reactivity]], [[allotropy]]. Conductivity is how able a material is to transport [[Electrical conductivity|electric charge]] or [[Thermal conductivity|heat]]. ==Other examples== * [[Ductility]], how easy it is to stretch a material * [[Flammability]], how easily a material will catch fire * [[Luminosity]], how bright an object is * [[Malleability]], how easy it is to re-shape a material without damaging it * [[Permeability (electromagnetism)|Permeability]], how dense a magnetic field would be if current passes through it * [[Tensile strength]], how much force must be applied to a material to break it * [[Viscosity]], how thick a fluid is ==Related pages== * [[Physical property]] * [[Chemical property]] [[Category:Materials science]] {{sci-stub}}