String name;
....
Element element = root.addElement( name );

Element element = root.addElement( "name" );

Element root = document.addElement("Material");
...
	 for  ( int  i=  0 ;i < propertiesLength;i++) {
	String name =  properties[i];
	String value = values[i];
	Element element = root.addElement(  name );
	//element.addAttribute("name", name);"properties"
	element.addText(value);
	}

	 for  ( int  i=  0 ;i < propertiesLength;i++) {
	String name =  properties[i];
            String value = values[i];
	Element element = root.addElement(  "properties" );
	element.addAttribute("name", name);
	element.addText(value);
}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Material>
  <properties name="Material name"> 1 </properties>
  <properties name="Application"> 2 </properties>
  .....
</Material>

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Material>
  <Material name> 1 </Material name>
  <Application> 2 </Application>
  .....
</Material>