Condensed Matter & Materials Physics
4 terms
Allotropy
Condensed Matter & Materials Physics
Structural Allotropic Forms
The property of a chemical element to exist in two or more distinct structural forms in the same physical state.
Structural Phase Transitions: C_diamond ↔ C_graphite
Alloying
Condensed Matter & Materials Physics
Weight % or Atomic %
The process of melting and combining a primary metal with additional metallic or non-metallic elements to create a material with enhanced physical properties.
Substitutional or Interstitial Solid Solutions
Amorphous Solid
Condensed Matter & Materials Physics
Solid State Structural Class
A non-crystalline solid lacking long-range periodic atomic translational order.
Short-range atomic order, No long-range translational order
Annealing
Condensed Matter & Materials Physics
°C (Annealing Temperature)
A heat treatment process where a metal or glass is heated above its recrystallization temperature, held, and cooled slowly to relieve internal stresses and increase ductility.
Heat T > T_recrystallization, Slow Cool