Ceramics, Polymers, Metals, and Composites

  1. The Structure of Crystalline Solids
    1. Fundamental Concepts
      1. Crystalline Materials
        1. Long-Range Order
          1. Periodic Arrangement
            1. Crystal Defects
            2. Amorphous Materials
              1. Short-Range Order Only
                1. Lack of Periodicity
                  1. Glass Transition
                  2. Lattice and Unit Cells
                    1. Space Lattice
                      1. Lattice Points
                        1. Unit Cell Definition
                          1. Lattice Parameters
                          2. Crystal Systems
                            1. Cubic System
                              1. Tetragonal System
                                1. Orthorhombic System
                                  1. Hexagonal System
                                    1. Trigonal System
                                      1. Monoclinic System
                                        1. Triclinic System
                                        2. Bravais Lattices
                                          1. Simple Lattices
                                            1. Body-Centered Lattices
                                              1. Face-Centered Lattices
                                                1. Base-Centered Lattices
                                              2. Metallic Crystal Structures
                                                1. Face-Centered Cubic
                                                  1. Atomic Arrangement
                                                    1. Coordination Number
                                                      1. Atomic Packing Factor
                                                      2. Body-Centered Cubic
                                                        1. Atomic Arrangement
                                                          1. Coordination Number
                                                            1. Atomic Packing Factor
                                                            2. Hexagonal Close-Packed
                                                              1. Atomic Arrangement
                                                                1. Coordination Number
                                                                  1. Atomic Packing Factor
                                                                  2. Atomic Packing Factor Calculations
                                                                    1. Geometric Relationships
                                                                      1. Sphere Packing Efficiency
                                                                        1. Comparison Between Structures
                                                                        2. Density Computations
                                                                          1. Theoretical Density Formula
                                                                            1. Number of Atoms per Unit Cell
                                                                              1. Factors Affecting Density
                                                                            2. Crystallographic Points, Directions, and Planes
                                                                              1. Point Coordinates
                                                                                1. Unit Cell Coordinates
                                                                                  1. Fractional Coordinates
                                                                                    1. Equivalent Positions
                                                                                    2. Crystallographic Directions
                                                                                      1. Direction Indices
                                                                                        1. Miller Indices for Directions
                                                                                          1. Direction Families
                                                                                            1. Angle Between Directions
                                                                                            2. Crystallographic Planes
                                                                                              1. Miller Indices for Planes
                                                                                                1. Plane Families
                                                                                                  1. Interplanar Spacing
                                                                                                    1. Angle Between Planes
                                                                                                    2. Linear and Planar Densities
                                                                                                      1. Linear Density Calculations
                                                                                                        1. Planar Density Calculations
                                                                                                          1. Relationship to Properties
                                                                                                        2. Crystalline and Noncrystalline Materials
                                                                                                          1. Single Crystals
                                                                                                            1. Perfect Crystal Structure
                                                                                                              1. Anisotropic Properties
                                                                                                                1. Growth Methods
                                                                                                                2. Polycrystalline Materials
                                                                                                                  1. Grain Structure
                                                                                                                    1. Grain Boundaries
                                                                                                                      1. Grain Size Effects
                                                                                                                        1. Random Orientation
                                                                                                                        2. Anisotropy
                                                                                                                          1. Directional Properties
                                                                                                                            1. Elastic Anisotropy
                                                                                                                              1. Thermal Expansion Anisotropy
                                                                                                                              2. X-Ray Diffraction
                                                                                                                                1. Bragg's Law
                                                                                                                                  1. Diffraction Conditions
                                                                                                                                    1. Powder Diffraction
                                                                                                                                      1. Single Crystal Diffraction
                                                                                                                                        1. Structure Determination

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