The phrase "a common material for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing materials that are frequently used for a specific purpose or application.
Example: "Wood is a common material for building furniture due to its durability and aesthetic appeal."
Alternatives: "a widely used material for" or "a popular material for".
Brownstone was a common material for markers back then.
However they are not a common material for fibres' extrusion.
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a common material for bio-microfluidic chip but suffers from hydrophobic surface problem.
Aluminum doped zinc oxide (ZnO Al, AZO) is a common material for transparent conducting films used as a front contact layer on CIGS solar cells.
Although TiO2 was formerly a common material for photocatalysis reactions, its wide band gap (3.2 eV) results in absorbing only ultraviolet light, which accounts for merely 4% of total sunlight.
Although lime fly ash-stabilized macadam (LFASM) is a common material for the road base course of semi-rigid pavements, the fatigue performance of compacted LFASM has been rarely studied through the vibration testing method (VTM).
The coarse texture and "spinability" of jute makes it a common material used for making rope.
Gypsum wallboard made of drywall or sheetrock is a common material used for this application, but there are other products including acoustical ceiling tiles, beaded plywood paneling (to simulate planking), and even natural wood lumber that are commonly used for creating solid ceilings.
The novel feature of Bird's cell was that the two solutions of copper sulphate and zinc sulphate were in the same vessel, but kept separate by a barrier of Plaster of Paris, a common material used in hospitals for setting bone fractures.
An alternative way of distributing the data would be to fully automate the process of assigning materials and preparing the scene via configuration files and a common material database, which will work for the project.
