The document discusses various crystal structures including simple cubic, body centered cubic, and face centered cubic structures. It then discusses atomic packing factors for these different structures. Next, it covers alloys and phase diagrams. It defines key concepts for phase diagrams including solubility, liquidus and solidus curves, and how to determine composition using tie lines. Finally, it provides an example problem of determining the composition of phases in a Cu-40% Ni alloy at different temperatures using the phase diagram.
4. • Coordination # = 8
• Atoms touch each other along cube diagonals.
BODY CENTERED CUBIC STRUCTURE (BCC)
5. • Coordination # = 12
• Atoms touch each other along face diagonals.
FACE CENTERED CUBIC STRUCTURE (FCC)
6. ATOMIC PACKING FACTOR (APF)
APF =
Volume of atoms in unit cell*
Volume of unit cell
*assume hard spheres
7. close-packed directions
a
R=0.5a
contains 8 x 1/8 =
1 atom/unit cell
APF =
a3
4
3
p (0.5a) 3
1
atoms
unit cell
atom
volume
unit cell
volume
= 0.52
ATOMIC PACKING FACTOR: SCC
8. ATOMIC PACKING FACTOR: BCC
a
APF =
4
3
p ( 3a/4)3
2
atoms
unit cell atom
volume
a3
unit cell
volume
length = 4R =
Close-packed directions:
3 a
• APF for a body-centered cubic structure
a
R
a
2
a
3
= 0.68
9. ATOMIC PACKING FACTOR: FCC
maximum achievable APF
APF =
4
3
p ( 2a/4)3
4
atoms
unit cell atom
volume
a3
unit cell
volume
Close-packed directions:
length = 4R = 2 a
Unit cell contains:
6 x1/2 + 8 x1/8
= 4 atoms/unit cell
a
2 a
=0.74
11. PHASE DIAGRAM
A phase diagram shows the phases
and their compositions at any combination
of temperature and alloy composition
12. SOLUBILITY
• how much of each material or component we can combine without producing an
additional phase
• Unlimited Solubility
• When we pour a substance into another and stir, and only one phase is produced
regardless the quantity.
• Limited Solubility
• when we pour a substance into another and stir, and two phases is produced after
a certain amount.
13. CONDITIONS FOR UNLIMITED SOLID SOLUBILITY
• the Hume-Rothery rules, are as follows:
• 1. Size factor: The atoms or ions must be of similar size, with no more than a 15%
difference in atomic radius
• 2. Crystal structure: The materials must have the same crystal structure
• 3. Valence: The ions must have the same valence
• 4. Electronegativity: The atoms must have approximately the same electronegativity.
14. BINARY PHASE DIAGRAMS
• When only two elements or two compounds are present in a material, a binary
phase diagram can be constructed.
15. LIQUIDUS AND SOLIDUS CURVES
Liquidus temperature is the temperature
above which a material is completely liquid
Solidus temperature is the temperature
below which the alloy is 100% solid.
17. HOW TO DETERMINE A COMPOSITION
A tie line is a horizontal line within a two-phase
region drawn at the temperature of interest
18. QUESTION 1
Determine the composition of each phase in a
Cu-40% Ni alloy at 1300°C, 1270°C, 1250°C,
and 1200°C
19. SOLUTION
1300°C: Only liquid is present
The liquid must contain 40%Ni
1270°C:Two phases are present
the liquid contains 37% Ni, and the solid contains 50% Ni.
1250°C: two phases are present.
the liquid contains 32% Ni, and the solid contains 45% Ni.
1200°C: Only solid is present, so the solid must
contain 40% Ni.