2.4 Flashcards
Alloy
Solid mixture of a metallic element and one or more additional elements
Crystalline Solid
Solid in which the particles are arranged in a definite repeating pattern
Interstitial Sites
Spaces between the regular particle positions in any array of atoms or ions
Metallic Solid
Solid composed of metal atoms
Unit Cell
Smallest portion of a space lattice that is repeated in three dimensions to form the entire lattice
Malleable
Property that describes a substance’s ability to be pressed into a shape
Interstitial Alloy
Mixture of a metallic element with an element whose atoms are small enough to fit in the interstitial space
Substitutional Alloy
Mixture of a metallic element with an element whose atoms are similar in size to the metal toms and replace them in some parts of the atoms