Atomic arrangement of materials

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Give some properties of Ceramics
Strong in compression, wear resistant, Brittle, low resistance to crack propagation
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Give some properties of metals
Ductile, Tough,easily oxidised, melt at moderate temperatures
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Give some properties of Polymers
low density, low modulus value,Thermoplastics vs thermosetting
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What is a composite?
A mixture of materials to create one new material.
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Define lattice
An array of points such that each point has an identical environment.
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Define motif
A group of atoms (molecule included)
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How is Crystal Structure created?
Lattice +Motif --> Crystal Structure
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What are the two main atomic arrangements of metals and how are they chosen?
Hexagonal (close packed), Square (not close packed); The arrangement that gives the material the least free Gibbs energy is chosen.
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Give examples of the hexagonal arrangement
Close packed hexagonal- ABAB (Zn,Mg,Ti); Face centred cubic- ABCABC (Cu,Al,Pb)
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Give examples of the square arrangement
Body centred cubic - the 2nd layer is placed in between the 1st layer of atoms and the 3rd after that.
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What do intrinsic defects depend on?
The number of defects depend temperature.
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Explain what we mean by a 'vacancy'
Vacancy; the absence of an atom which produces an inward stress and are responsible for atomic diffusion
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What is an interstitial defect/impurity?
When a smaller atom is placed in the gaps between the other atoms
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What is an substitutional defect/impurity?
larger atoms in place of smaller ones (local stress outwards)
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