Comprehending that the industry requires materials with unlimited properties while resources are limited, making it essential to meet these requirements at the highest level within these constraints. Understanding that there are material production methods available to meet human and industrial needs, and that the properties of manufactured materials can be modified. Realizing the necessity and obligation of choosing the right materials based on their areas of application. Comprehending the process of determining the mechanical properties of industrial materials through experimental testing.

Fundamentals of materials science, the microscopic crystalline structure of metallic materials and the properties of this formation, iron-carbon alloys (steels), phases of iron-carbon alloys. Iron-carbon ratios and their effect on steel, classification of steels, production methods of various steel types. Heat treatments, heat treatment methods and their stages, material inspections. Destructive and non-destructive testing methods, non-ferrous metals. Aluminum, copper, and their alloys. Other non-ferrous metals.