The Structure of Metals

The Structure of Metals and Other Monatomic Solids



The structures of pure metals are easy to describe because the atoms that form these metals can be thought of as identical perfect spheres. The same can be said about the structure of the rare gases (He, Ne, Ar, and so on) at very low temperatures. These substances all crystallize in one of four basic structures: simple cubic (SC), body-centered cubic (BCC), hexagonal closest-packed (HCP), and cubic closest-packed (CCP).


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