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Why defects? Properties are significantly affected by defects What happens when a small amount of copper is added to aluminum?
Crystal defects
Point defects
Point defects
Metal Crystal structure Atomic radius Melting point
Cu Zn
FCC HCP
0.128 nm 0.133 nm
1358 K 693 K
Cu
Zn
Cu
Zn
Cu Zn
Now cooling
Solid solutions
Are solid solutions common in materials? Yes!
Cu Ni
0.128 nm 0.125 nm
FCC FCC
1.9 1.8
+1 +2
Copper and nickel are completely soluble in one another at all proportions
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Crystal defects
Vacancies are involved in movement of substitutional atoms
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Crystal defects
Vacancies are involved in movement of substitutional atoms
Crystal defects
Vacancies are involved in movement of substitutional atoms
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