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Hexagonal Crystals & Miller-Bravais Indices

This document covers Chapter 3 of MECH 2410, focusing on the fundamentals of crystallography and crystal structures, including hexagonal crystals and Miller-Bravais indices. It includes calculations for unit cell volumes and atomic packing factors for FCC and BCC structures, as well as density computations for metals like copper. The tutorial also provides a Q&A section for further clarification.

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Hexagonal Crystals & Miller-Bravais Indices

This document covers Chapter 3 of MECH 2410, focusing on the fundamentals of crystallography and crystal structures, including hexagonal crystals and Miller-Bravais indices. It includes calculations for unit cell volumes and atomic packing factors for FCC and BCC structures, as well as density computations for metals like copper. The tutorial also provides a Q&A section for further clarification.

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Tutorial 3

MECH 2410
Chapter 3: Fundamentals of Crystallography & Crystal Structure

3rd Mar 2025


Review
• Hexagonal Crystals
• Miller-Bravais system, leads to a 4-index scheme (hkil), it can
clearly identify the orientation of a plane in hexagonal crystal.

i = -(h+k)

a2

For the hexagonal crystal system, the


(0001), (1011), and (1010) planes.
Question 4
• Determine the Miller-Bravais indices for the plane shown in the hexagonal
unit cell.
Question 4
• Determine the Miller-Bravais indices for the plane shown in the hexagonal
unit cell.
A=a B=-a C=c

1/a 1/-a 1/c (reciprocal)

a/a a/-a c/c (normalize)

1 -1 1 (hkl). i = 1+(-1)=0

Miller-Bravais Indices hkil ( )


Review
• Face Centered Cubic Crystal Structure (FCC)
• Numbers of atoms per unit cell

𝑎: Cube edge length


Review
• Body Centered Cubic Crystal Structure (BCC)

• Numbers of atoms per unit cell


Review
• Hexagonal Close-Packed Crtstal Structure (HCP)

• Numbers of atoms per unit cell


Question 1
• Calculate the volume of an FCC unit cell in terms of the atomic radius R.
Question 1
• Calculate the volume of an FCC unit cell in terms of the atomic radius R.

𝑎2 + 𝑎2 = (4𝑅)2

𝑎 = 2𝑅 2

𝑉𝑐 = 𝑎3 = 16𝑅3 2
Review
• APF: Atomic Packing Factor

Question 2
• Show that the atomic packing factor for the FCC crystal structure is 0.74.
Question 2
• Show that the atomic packing factor for the FCC crystal structure is 0.74.

𝑉𝑐 = 𝑎3 = 16𝑅3 2
4 3 16 3
𝑉𝑠 = 4 𝜋𝑅 = 𝜋𝑅
3 3
𝑉𝑠
𝐴𝑃𝐹 = = 0.74
𝑉𝑐
Review
• Density Computations-Metals

Question 3
• Copper has an atomic radius of 0.128 nm, an FCC crystal structure, and
an atomic weight of 63.5 g/mol. Compute its theoretical density, and
compare the answer with its measured density. (8.94 𝑔/𝑐𝑚 3 )
Question 3
• Copper has an atomic radius of 0.128 nm, an FCC crystal structure, and
an atomic weight of 63.5 g/mol. Compute its theoretical density, and
compare the answer with its measured density. (8.94 𝑔/𝑐𝑚 3 )

It is in very close agreement with the foregoing result.


Tutorial 3

Q&A
Chapter 3: Fundamentals of Crystallography & Crystal Structure

Zheyu ZHOU: zzhoucm@[Link]

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