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What is the term used to describe the smallest repeating unit in a crystal lattice?
What is the term used to describe the smallest repeating unit in a crystal lattice?
Unit Cell
What is the term for the transformation of a material into different crystal structures?
What is the term for the transformation of a material into different crystal structures?
Polymorphism
How is the density of a material calculated in the context of crystal structures?
How is the density of a material calculated in the context of crystal structures?
Density Computations
What type of materials exhibit anisotropy?
What type of materials exhibit anisotropy?
What technique is used to determine the crystal structures of materials?
What technique is used to determine the crystal structures of materials?
What type of defects are vacancies and self-interstitials considered in crystal structures?
What type of defects are vacancies and self-interstitials considered in crystal structures?
What resources can students access on the web site?
What resources can students access on the web site?
What does the Extended Learning Objectives provide?
What does the Extended Learning Objectives provide?
How are the online self-assessment exercises organized?
How are the online self-assessment exercises organized?
How is the user's learning style preference assessed?
How is the user's learning style preference assessed?
What resources are available on the Instructor Companion Site?
What resources are available on the Instructor Companion Site?
What is included in the Instructor Solutions Manual?
What is included in the Instructor Solutions Manual?
What are advanced materials?
What are advanced materials?
Give examples of high-tech applications of advanced materials.
Give examples of high-tech applications of advanced materials.
What is the primary material used in the Boeing 787 fuselage?
What is the primary material used in the Boeing 787 fuselage?
List some examples of high-tech sporting equipment made from advanced materials.
List some examples of high-tech sporting equipment made from advanced materials.
What are some examples of 'materials of the future' discussed in the text?
What are some examples of 'materials of the future' discussed in the text?
Why are advanced materials normally expensive?
Why are advanced materials normally expensive?
Why is it rare for a material to possess the maximum or ideal combination of properties?
Why is it rare for a material to possess the maximum or ideal combination of properties?
What is the classic example of a trade-off between two properties of a material?
What is the classic example of a trade-off between two properties of a material?
What can cause significant reductions in mechanical strength of a material during service operation?
What can cause significant reductions in mechanical strength of a material during service operation?
What is the overriding consideration when selecting a material for a finished product?
What is the overriding consideration when selecting a material for a finished product?
Why is compromise often necessary even when a material has the ideal set of properties?
Why is compromise often necessary even when a material has the ideal set of properties?
What must be considered in addition to the material properties when assessing in-service conditions?
What must be considered in addition to the material properties when assessing in-service conditions?
What does the nano-prefix denote in the context of nanomaterials?
What does the nano-prefix denote in the context of nanomaterials?
How does the development of scanning probe microscopes impact the study of materials?
How does the development of scanning probe microscopes impact the study of materials?
What is the term used for the approach where structures are built atom by atom?
What is the term used for the approach where structures are built atom by atom?
What is the term for the study of the properties of materials at the nanoscale?
What is the term for the study of the properties of materials at the nanoscale?
How were materials traditionally studied before the advent of nanomaterials?
How were materials traditionally studied before the advent of nanomaterials?
What size range characterizes nanomaterials?
What size range characterizes nanomaterials?
