Structure and Properties of Materials

  1. The Structure of Crystalline Solids
    1. Fundamental Concepts
      1. Crystalline vs. Amorphous Materials
        1. Long-Range Order
          1. Short-Range Order
            1. Periodic Arrangement
            2. Crystal Systems
              1. Seven Crystal Systems
                1. Lattice Parameters
                2. Bravais Lattices
                  1. Fourteen Bravais Lattices
                    1. Primitive and Non-Primitive Cells
                    2. Unit Cells and Crystal Structure
                      1. Unit Cell Definition
                        1. Lattice Points
                          1. Basis Atoms
                            1. Crystal Structure Description
                          2. Metallic Crystal Structures
                            1. Close-Packed Structures
                              1. Coordination Number
                                1. Packing Efficiency
                                2. Face-Centered Cubic Structure
                                  1. Unit Cell Description
                                    1. Atomic Positions
                                      1. Examples of FCC Metals
                                      2. Body-Centered Cubic Structure
                                        1. Unit Cell Description
                                          1. Atomic Positions
                                            1. Examples of BCC Metals
                                            2. Hexagonal Close-Packed Structure
                                              1. Unit Cell Description
                                                1. Stacking Sequence
                                                  1. Examples of HCP Metals
                                                  2. Atomic Packing Factor
                                                    1. Calculation Methods
                                                      1. FCC Packing Factor
                                                        1. BCC Packing Factor
                                                          1. HCP Packing Factor
                                                            1. Comparison Among Structures
                                                            2. Density Computations
                                                              1. Theoretical Density
                                                                1. Relationship to Crystal Structure
                                                                  1. Factors Affecting Density
                                                                2. Crystallographic Points, Directions, and Planes
                                                                  1. Point Coordinates
                                                                    1. Fractional Coordinates
                                                                      1. Unit Cell Reference
                                                                      2. Crystallographic Directions
                                                                        1. Direction Indices
                                                                          1. Miller Indices for Directions
                                                                            1. Families of Directions
                                                                              1. Determining Directions
                                                                                1. Notation and Conventions
                                                                                2. Crystallographic Planes
                                                                                  1. Miller Indices for Planes
                                                                                    1. Families of Planes
                                                                                      1. Determining Planes
                                                                                        1. Intercept Method
                                                                                          1. Notation and Conventions
                                                                                          2. Linear and Planar Densities
                                                                                            1. Linear Density Calculations
                                                                                              1. Planar Density Calculations
                                                                                                1. Significance in Materials Properties
                                                                                                2. Hexagonal Crystal System
                                                                                                  1. Miller-Bravais Indices
                                                                                                    1. Four-Index Notation
                                                                                                  2. Crystalline and Noncrystalline Materials
                                                                                                    1. Single Crystals
                                                                                                      1. Growth Methods
                                                                                                        1. Czochralski Method
                                                                                                          1. Bridgman Method
                                                                                                            1. Properties of Single Crystals
                                                                                                            2. Polycrystalline Materials
                                                                                                              1. Grain Structure
                                                                                                                1. Grain Size
                                                                                                                  1. Grain Boundaries
                                                                                                                    1. Random Orientation
                                                                                                                    2. Anisotropy
                                                                                                                      1. Directional Dependence of Properties
                                                                                                                        1. Single Crystal Anisotropy
                                                                                                                          1. Polycrystalline Isotropy
                                                                                                                          2. X-Ray Diffraction
                                                                                                                            1. Bragg's Law
                                                                                                                              1. Diffraction Conditions
                                                                                                                                1. Diffraction Patterns
                                                                                                                                  1. Phase Identification
                                                                                                                                    1. Powder Diffraction
                                                                                                                                      1. Single Crystal Diffraction

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