The face centered cubic (FCC) unit cell begins with a totally different layer, one that is packed much more efficiently. This figure shows the basic layer that will be repeated throughout the entire ...

This single layer is the precursor of the body centered cubic (BCC) unit cell. The lattice points are in the same general form as the simple cubic (SC) unit cell, with the exception that the atoms are ...

The monoclinic structure has two unit cells. The primative cell (P) has fractional lattice points at the corners of the cell, and the base-centered cell (C) has additional fractional lattice points at ...

The interstitial alloy between carbon and iron has a complex phase diagram. A compound, Fe 3 C with the fixed composition Fe-6.7 wt % C bounds one end of this diagram and pure iron the other end. Pure ...