Mechanical properties
    * Young's modulus			| measure of stiffness in isotropic  elastic material; aka modulus of elasticity or tensile modulus
    * Specific modulus			| young's modulus / density   (stiffness to weight ratio)
    * Tensile strength			| maxima of stress-strain curve
    * Compressive strength		| capacity to withstand axially directed pushing forces (MPa)
    * Shear strength			| capacity to withstand shear forces.
    * Yield strength			| Stress level at which material starts to deform plastically
    * Ductility
    * Poisson's ratio
    * Specific weight

Electrical properties
    * Electrical conductivity
    * Permittivity
    * Dielectric constant
    * Dielectric strength
    * Piezoelectric constants
    * Seebeck coefficient

Thermal properties
    * Thermal conductivity
    * Thermal diffusivity
    * Thermal expansion
    * Seebeck coefficient
    * Emissivity
    * Coefficient of thermal expansion
    * Specific heat
    * Heat of vaporization
    * Heat of fusion
    * Pyrophoricity
    * Flammability
    * Vapor Pressure
    * Autoignition temperature
    * Critical temperature
    * Glass transition temperature
    * Phase diagram
    * Binary phase diagram
    * Eutectic point
    * Melting point
    * Vicat softening point
    * Boiling point
    * Triple point
    * Flash point
    * Curie point

Chemical properties
    * pH
    * Hygroscopy
    * Surface energy
    * Surface tension
    * Specific internal surface area
    * Reactivity
    * Corrosion resistance

Magnetic properties
    * Permeability
    * Hysteresis
    * Curie Point

Optical properties
    * Absorptivity
    * Reflectivity
    * Refractive index
    * Color
    * Photosensitivity
    * Transmittance
    * Luminosity

Acoustical properties
    * Acoustical absorption
    * Speed of sound

Radiological properties
    * Neutron cross-section
    * Specific activity

Biological properties
    * Toxicity

Environmental properties
    * Embodied energy
    * Embodied water
    * RoHS compliance

There are a variety of other properties to consider in an environmental impact assessment that effect the ecological or human environment that may be difficult to quantify (unlike most of the properties listed on this page) including pollution (extraction, transportation, manufacture), scarcity/abundance, habitat destruction, renewability, recycleability, wars fought over materials, labor exploitation, etc. These can be subjective, dependent on context, or inadequately measured.

Atomic properties
    * Atomic number - applies to pure elements only
    * Atomic weight - applies to individual isotopes or specific mixtures of isotopes of a given element.

Manufacturing properties
    * Machining speeds and feeds
    * Machinability rating
    * Hardness
    * Extruding temperature and pressure