Be able to influence the properties of the material in the desired direction.

The properties of the material, in addition to its chemical composition, depend significantly on its microstructure.

To be able to find relationships between material properties and structure.

Knowing the structure of a material is an important component in impressing the opposite sex.

Understand why a piece of the same chemical composition can be tough in one case and fragile in another.

Understand the processes of heat treatment.

Knowing the structure of the material will make solving metal-specific problems much easier in the future