# Overview
## Overview of Material Page 1. **Material Overview Section** This section provides critical details about the material, including its official designation, alternative names, and its classification within global standards (highlighted in Number 1 in the image). \ \ Specifically, this section includes: * Material Name/Designation: The primary numerical or alphanumerical identifier for the material (e.g., "1.4404"). * Material Designation: A more detailed name, including the chemical composition or alloy type (e.g., "X2CrNiMo17-12-2"). * Alternative Designations: Any alternative or historical names the material may be known by in various regions or standards (e.g., "16Cr-12Ni-2Mo"). * Country/Standard: The governing standard body and the country for this material specification (e.g., "United States / ASME"). * Material Group (Taxonomy): The category or group this material falls under, typically based on its alloy family (e.g., "Ferrous Alloys / Stainless Steels"). 2. **Action Buttons** In the top right corner, you’ll find various buttons that allow for quick actions related to the material (highlighted in Number 2 in the image). These include: * **Add to Material List Builder**: Adds the current material to your customized list, helping you keep track of multiple materials for comparison or reporting. * **Add to Report Builder**: Includes this material in your report, making it easy to generate documents or summaries for your projects. * **Export to CAx**: Allows you to export material data in different formats, ensuring compatibility with various software or engineering tools. * **Bookmark page**: Saves the current material page for easy access later, making it convenient for you to revisit frequently used materials. 3. **Right Menu** The right-hand menu provides an organized structure for accessing different material properties (highlighted in Number 3 in the image). Each section represents a property group, next the numbers indicate how many specific properties are available within that group. This is always the first place to check when you are looking for data on a material: * Material Description: a list of all standards, and other producer documents defining the material sometimes along with a comment or applications in which it used * Cross Referencing: here you will find Cross Reference tables and Equivalent Finder [find-equivalent-materials](https://docs.totalmateria.com/material-pages/find-equivalent-materials "mention") * Properties: the most commonly used properties for many available at Room Temperature but also with temperature dependency * Composition: the known composition of the material * Mechanical properties: the strength related properties such a yield, tensile, elongation, hardness, impact energy and more. Often dependent on form and heat treatment * Physical properties: intrinsic material properties such as density, elasticity, thermal, rheology, electrical material properties * Some more specialized categories such Heat treatment details with some CCT and TTT diagrams; Machining and Manufacturing details as well as for metals a section dedicated to Metallographical images. * Extended Range: The curve data necessary for some advanced simulations * Stress-Strain curves engineering and true available for numerous test conditions * Formability: high strain curves, Forming Limit Cuves (FLC), R-value (Lankford), bending radius * Fatigue: both stress life with SN curves and strain life EN curves can be found in many different conditions * Fracture Mechanics and Creep data from both standards and trusted literature. * Data Plus: Electrode for welding, brazing. Coating details, dimension tables and tribology * Enviro: all about the impact the environment can have on the material with Corrosion in many environments, Ageing both temperature or fluid dependent, Weathering (temperature, UV...) or even radioactive in Irradiation. * Compliance provides the material regulatory status in 300+ regulations worldwide * Supplier can help you find a supplier for your materials although shelf availability will remain a challenge.