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

CHAPTER 4

Crystal Defects and Noncrystalline Structure—Imperfection

In contrast to the “perfect” structures of Chapter 3, this high-resolution transmission electron micrograph shows irregularities in the packing of atoms including the twin boundaries in the lower right-hand corner of this image of a diamond film. Such two-dimensional defects are among the topics of this chapter. (Courtesy of Klaus van Benthem, Andrew Thron, and David Horsley, University of California, Davis.)

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

1. 1. Describe the substitutional and interstitial types of solid solution and specifically name ...