Materials science

Academic Year (2016-2017) (spring)

Tutorial Problems
Faculty of Engineering and Technology Dr. Mohamed Abdallah Bhlol

SHEET 1
1. What are the types of atomic bonds?
2. Define the following terms:-
Metallic bond - Unit Cell - Packing Factor - Allotropy.

3. Sketch the main types of space lattice structure of metals and get
the following:-
a. Number of atoms.
b. Basic number of atoms.
4. Calculate the volume of a BCC unit cell in terms of the atomic
radius R, and Compute of the Atomic Packing Factor for BCC.
5. Calculate the volume of an FCC unit cell in terms of the atomic
radius R, and Compute of the Atomic Packing Factor for FCC.
6. Find the relationship between the lattice constant (a) and atomic
radius (R) for BCC and FCC unit cell.
7. Copper has an atomic radius of 0.128 nm, and FCC crystal
structure, and an atomic weight of 63.5 g/mol. Compute its
density.
8. Gold has an atomic radius of 0.144 nm, and density of 19.32
g/cm3. If the atomic weight is 196.97 g/mol, determine whether it
has an FCC or BCC crystal structure.
9. Iron has an atomic radius of 0.124 nm and BCC crystal structure.
Find the lattice constant (a).
10. Nickel has FCC crystal structure and has a lattice constant of
0.352 nm. Calculate a value for its atomic radius in nm.
11. Show using sketch what is the coordination number for the atoms
in the HCP crystal structure?

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12. Calculate the value of atomic planner density (APD) for both BCC
and FCC crystal structure
13. Explain the system of Miller indices.
14. Write the Miller indices for the following planes:-
(1/3, 2, 1) - (1/2, -1, 1/2) - (-1/2, 1/2, 1) - (1/3, 2, -1) - (1, , 1).

15. Show by means of sketches the positions of planes that have the
following Miller indices:-
(111) - (001) - (010) - (112) .