Crystal Growth Flashcards
1
Q
3 steps to crystal growth
A
Nucleation
Growth
Grain boundary formation
2
Q
Nucleation step
A
Formation of first unit cells in liquid
3
Q
Growth stage
A
Unit cells attach to one another resulting in crystal growth
4
Q
Grain boundary formation
A
formation of a material with regions with different crystalized structures
5
Q
What happens when there are many grain boundaries of a material?
A
smaller crystals
extreme corrosion due to the highly exposed surface area
brittle material since dislocations reach grain boundaries faster
plastic deformation
failure
