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Section IV

Crystal Structure
1.
Fundamental
Concepts
2.
Types of Solids
There are three types of solids

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There are three types of solids
Single crystal

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There are three types of solids
Single crystal Polycrystalline

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There are three types of solids
Single crystal Polycrystalline amorphous

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3.
Types of Crystalline
Structure
Simple cubic structure

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Simple cubic structure

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Body Centered Cubic (BCC)

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Face centered structure

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Face centered structure

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Face centered structure

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HCP

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3.
Number of Atoms in
unit Cell
Number of Atoms in Unit Cell
drawing equation

Cubic Structures

1 𝑁𝑓 𝑁𝑐
𝑁 = 𝑁𝑖 + +
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Hexagonal Structures
𝑁𝑓 𝑁𝑐
2 𝑁 = 𝑁𝑖 + +
2 6

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4.
Calculating Edge
Length
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5.
Atomic Packing
Factor
𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑠
𝐴𝑃𝐹 = 𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓
𝑣𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙
6.
Density
consumpation
𝑛𝐴
𝜌=
𝑉𝑐 𝑁𝑎
n: number of atoms in unit cell
A: atomic weight
Vc: unit cell volume
Na: Avogadro number
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