Introduction to Materials Science For Engineers, 9th Edition by Pearson

CHAPTER 3

Crystalline Structure—Perfection

 

This high-resolution transmission electron micrograph illustrates the rhythmic arrangement of atoms in a silicon crystal. (Courtesy of Klaus van Benthem and Andrew Thron, University of California, Davis.)

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

1. Identify the seven crystal systems and fourteen crystal lattices that serve as central features of crystallography.
2. Describe the similarities and differences among the three most common crystal structures for metals: bcc, fcc, and hcp.
3. 1. Describe the similarities and differences among some of the common crystal structures ...