Materials

Dense, conductive, ductile. The default load-bearing family.

Organic macromolecules. Commodity to high-performance, thermoplastic or thermoset.

Elastomers — long reversible strain, seal and absorb.

Hard, brittle, temperature-resistant. Sintered or cast.

Amorphous, transparent, brittle. Fused silicates.

Hybrids — matrix plus reinforcement.

Surface treatments. Process-first family, orthogonal to Ashby.

Wovens, knits, non-wovens. Technical and synthetic alt-leathers.

Woods, fibres, stones, leather, paper. Material ConneXion-aligned.