Metals in mouth Flashcards
What type of bonding gives crystalline structure
Metallic
Name 2 properties a metal should have for human use
corrosion resistant, biologically inert
Name 4 issues we must compensate for in lost wax technique
- Shrinkage of wax
- Shrinkage of metal cast
- Setting expansion of investment metal
- Thermal expansion of metal
Define phase
Structurally homegonous part of system with CLEAR PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES
What is the latent heat of fusion
When crystallisation of metals happen and there is heat and energy released
What do crystals grow from?
nuclei grow to form crystals
What do crystals make?
Grain
What is the smallest atom in a crystal?
Unit cell
What is the pattern of atomic arrangement in crystals?
Atomic arrangement is repeated at regular intervals in 3D
How are the various crystalline systems arranged
Axially
How many axes does each lattice system have
3
What are the 7 types of lattice systems?
Cubic, Tetragonal, Orthorhombic, Rhombohedral, Hexagonal, Monoclinic and tri clinic
What is packing factor?
Volume of atoms inside cube/Volume of cube
What has a higher packing factor: Simple cubic or Face Centred
Face centred packs more atoms: 0.74 and Simple= 0.52
How can we visulaise grains
Etch
What does faster cooling of metal lead to/
Finer grains
What does electron beam heating do?
Resolidifies metal and grain GROWTH
How to investigate properties of alloys?
Phase diagrams
How is the temperature in crystallisation of a pure metal after heating?
Temperature is constant in crystallisation
How is the temperature in crystallisation of an alloy?
Temperature varies as the metals crystallise at different temps
What happens when we reheat an alloy?
There is diffusion of grains as there is homogenisation of grains
Name 3 types of alloys?
Solid, Intermetallic,Eutectic