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Crystalline
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atoms arranged in a regular periodic manner
- most metals, some ceramics |
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Non-Crystalline (glassy)
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- no long range order
- atoms are randomly oriented (some ceramics |
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ceramics
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compound between metal and non metal
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composites
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combination of different groups of materials where the properties are better than the individual material
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Polymers structure
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- consist of macro-moleculues with repeat unit
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Properties: Metals
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- excellent electrical conductor
- good thermal conductor - ductile (will bend before breaking) - relatively high strength Moderate: melting temp elastic modulus thermal expansion |
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Properties: ceramics
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- Electrical insulator
- thermal insulator - brittle (not ductile) - High compression, weak tension Large: - melting temp - elastic modulus -Small thermal expansion |
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Properties: Polymers
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- electrical insulator
- thermal insulator - strong variable depending on chain - light weight -small melting temp - small elastic modulus - large thermal expansion |
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electropositive / electronegative
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(+)
- atoms have a greater tendancy to lose electrons (-) - atoms have a greater tendancy to form a negative ion (anion) |
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covalent bonding
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-: atoms achieve a filled outer orbital by sharing of electrons
Properties: - strong bond - high melting point - electrons localized, cannot move freely through material = electric insulator - bonding is direction, resists deformation |
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ionic bonding
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- filled outer shells achieved by transfer of electrons
properties: - strong bond - no free electrons = electric insulator - non-directional = electrostatic attraction |
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the more electronegative the non-metal...
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the more electropositive the metal, the more ionic the bonding
(LiF totaly ionic) |
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metallic bonding
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- outer electrons are only loosely bound due to sea of electrons
Properties: - electrons are delocalized and can move freely = electron conductor - planes of atoms can slide over each other = metals are easily deformed - high electrical and thermal conductivity |
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vander waals bonding
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In covalent moleculues, electrons not shared evenly between different atoms. Electric dipole causes vander waals attractions
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fully close-packed
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bonding is non-directional, atoms are the same size, there are no charge constraints, the densest possible structure (FCC, HCP, BCC)
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atomic packing factor
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Volume of atoms in a unit cell / total unit cell volume
FCC = .74 BCC = .68 HCP = .74 |
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Theortical Density
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p = (n*A)/(Vc*Na)
n = number of atoms associated with each unit cell Vc = volume of uni cell Na = avagadro's number A = atomic weight |
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FCC (a?) cord#
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face centered cubic
a = 2*R*sqrt(2) cord # = 12 |
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BCC (a?) cord#
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body centered cubic
a = (4*R)/(sqrt(3)) cord# = 8 |
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Planar Atomic Density
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#atoms in plane / area of plane
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Lattice parameter (a)
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the length of unit cell
- : the equilibrium spacing of atoms, how close together the atoms want to come, if they go any closer they will repel, any further they will attract |
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SiO2, B2O3 are types of network
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formers
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Na2O, K2O, CaO are network...
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modifiers
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Tg
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glass transition temp. glass does not melt but becomes softer and network is weaker
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Intermediate Oxide
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PbO
- : does not form glass alone, but sits in or between the network |
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Theoretical Density for ceramics (two diff atoms)
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P = (Na*Aa + nb*Ab ) / (Vc * Na)
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xrtl Structure NaCl
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cord# = 6
rc/ra + .414 to .732 2 FCC structures |
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xrtl structure CsCl
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cord# = 8
rc/ra = .732 to 1 BCC? no, two atoms in the center |
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ZnS xrtl structure
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cord# = 4
rc/ra = .225 to .414 - all ions are tetrahedrally coordinated |
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Point Defects ( 0 dimensions)
- vacancy |
- : abscence of an atom or ion
props: - thermodynamically stable defects - equilibrium defects - as temp increases, concentration of vacancies increases |
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concentration of vacancy
Nv = Nexp(-Qv / kT) |
Nv = # of vacant sites
N = # of total sites Qv = energy requiered to create vacancy K = boltzman's constant T = absolute temp - vacancy increase = density decrease |
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interstitial defect
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extra ion or atom present
- conc. interstitial < conc. of vacancies |
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Frenkel defect (ceramic)
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cation vacancy
- moves from vacancy to interstitial spot |
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Schottky defect
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charge neutrality maintained by having one cation vacancy for every one anion vacancy
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Substitiational (metal)
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An atom replaces that of the regular metal that is about the same size, same xtal struc., higher valancy
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Interstitial (metal)
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an atom with a smaller atomic diameter fills the voids among host atoms
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diffusion
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material transport by atomic motion
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interdiffusion
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atoms of one metal diffuse into another
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self-diffusion
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atoms exchanged positions are the same type
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conditions for diffusion
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must be an empty (vacant) adjacent site
- atom must have sufficient energy to break bonds with neighbor atoms and cause slight lattice distortion |
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vacancy diffusion
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atoms adjacent to vacant site jumps into it and so on
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Interstitial diffusion
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jump from interstitial site to another rapidly
- fast than vacancy diffusion |
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Ficks first law of diffusion
J = -D (dC/dX) |
- diffusion is driven by a concentration gradient of diffusing species
J = flux of atoms dC = concentration change dX = change of position D = diffusion coefficient - conc. gradient does not change with time |
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ficks second law of diffusion
Cs-Cx / Cs-Co = erf( x/ (2sqrt(Dt)) |
Cx = conc at depth
Co = initial conc Cs = const surface conc., set by atmosphere D = diffusion coeff x = depth t = time erf(z) |
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temp diffusion
D = Do*exp(-Qd / RT) |
Do = temp independent (m^2 / s)
Qd = activation energy R = gas constant (units pending) T = abs temp |
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carburization (ficks second law)
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increase the carbon content at the surface of a steel component by heat treating the component, more carbon at the surface. obtains a harder, more wear resistant surface
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Hooke's Law ...
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stress strain behavior
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elastic deformation
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deformation where stress and strain are proportional. plot is linear
E = dStress / dStrain |
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plastic deformation
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perminant, non-recoverable deformation
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yielding
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when elastic deformation becomes plastic deformation
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proportional limit (P)
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represents the on set of plastic deformation on a microscopic level
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yield strength (omega y)
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the stress value corresponding to the strain offset
- magnitude is a measure of a metals resistance to plastic deformation |
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tensile strength
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the stress value at the maximum on the stress-strain curve, represents the maximum stress that can be sustained by a structure in tension
- maintaining this stress fractures the material |
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ductility
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a measure of the degree of plastic deformation that has been sustained at a fracture
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brittle
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low ductility = little or no plastic deformation
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hardness
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a measure of a materials resistance to localized plastic deformation
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scratch test
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if substance A can scratch B, A is considered harder
- scratchability |
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hardness test
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uses indentor
- harder the material, deeper the indentor goes, the larger the indentation. - measure width of indent to determine hardness |
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slip
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permanant deformation, planes of atoms slide across one another, plastic deformation produced bu dislocation mothion
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slip system
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slip plane and slip direction
{ plane } <direction> |
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Burgess vector : characteristics of dislocation
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vector that completes the circuit
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b(FCC)
b(BCC) b(HCP) |
- a/2 <110>
- a/2 <111> - a/3 <11 2bar 0> |
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resolved shear stress
tR = Ocos(phi)cos(lambda) |
shear components that exist at all but parallel or perpendicularr alignment to the stress direction
phi - angle between the normal to the slip plane and the applied stress direction lambda - angle between slip direction and O(omega) - applied tress |
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yield strength
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d = grain diamter
ky , omegao = constants for particular material omega y = yield strength |
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glass: melting point - viscocity = 100P
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glass is fluid enough to be considered liquid
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glass: working point 10^4 P
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glass is easily deformed
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glass: softening point 4*10^7 P
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max temp that a glass piece can be handled without alterations
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glass : annealing point 10^13 P
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atomic diffusion is sfficiently rapid that any stress maybe removed within 15 minutes
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strain point 3*10^14 P
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any temp below this point, fracture will occer before plastic deformation
Tg > strain point temp |
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float glass method
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makes sheet glass
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press and blows method
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makes bottle shapes, put glob of molten glass in shape mod, press into mod, control temp, blow compressed air in so it takes shape of container
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glass fibecs
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spin molten glass and pull out small fibers
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tempered glass
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start with glass at high temp around softening point, blow with cold air so glass tries to contract, surface layer in compression, inside in tension
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slip casting
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- forming ceramic
- suspend clay and/or other non plastic materials in water and pour into a porous mold. the mold will absorb the water and leave behin the solid clay |
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solid casting
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solid clay piece
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drain slip casting
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just the outline of the mold (pot)
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uniaxial pressing
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powder compacted in a metal die by pressure applied in a single direction, simple
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isotatic pressing
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powder material contained in a number envelope and the pressure is applied by a fluid with some magnitude in all directions
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hot pressing
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powder pressing and heat treatment performed simultaneously, used for materials that do not form liquid except at very high temp
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