Enum: MaterialClassEnum

Major classes of materials

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
METAL	ENVO:01001069	Metallic materials with metallic bonding
CERAMIC	ENVO:03501307	Inorganic non-metallic materials
POLYMER	CHEBI:60027	Large molecules composed of repeating units
COMPOSITE	NCIT:C61520	Materials made from two or more constituent materials
SEMICONDUCTOR	NCIT:C172788	Materials with electrical conductivity between conductors and insulators
BIOMATERIAL	NCIT:C16338	Materials designed to interact with biological systems
NANOMATERIAL	NCIT:C62371	Materials with at least one dimension in nanoscale (1-100 nm)

Slots

Name	Description
material_class	Major classes of materials

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: MaterialClassEnum
description: Major classes of materials
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  METAL:
    text: METAL
    description: Metallic materials with metallic bonding
    meaning: ENVO:01001069
    title: metallic material
    aliases:
    - Metal
    - METAL
  CERAMIC:
    text: CERAMIC
    description: Inorganic non-metallic materials
    meaning: ENVO:03501307
    title: Ceramic
  POLYMER:
    text: POLYMER
    description: Large molecules composed of repeating units
    meaning: CHEBI:60027
    title: Polymer
  COMPOSITE:
    text: COMPOSITE
    description: Materials made from two or more constituent materials
    meaning: NCIT:C61520
    title: Composite
  SEMICONDUCTOR:
    text: SEMICONDUCTOR
    description: Materials with electrical conductivity between conductors and insulators
    meaning: NCIT:C172788
    title: Semiconductor
  BIOMATERIAL:
    text: BIOMATERIAL
    description: Materials designed to interact with biological systems
    meaning: NCIT:C16338
    title: Biomedical Material
    aliases:
    - Biomaterial
    - BIOMATERIAL
  NANOMATERIAL:
    text: NANOMATERIAL
    description: Materials with at least one dimension in nanoscale (1-100 nm)
    meaning: NCIT:C62371
    title: Nanomaterial