Materials & Structure Cheat Sheet

Chapter 2: Atomic Structure & Bonding

\(E = \int F \, dr\)

\(F = \frac{dE}{dr}\)

\(E_A = -\frac{A}{r}\)

\(E_R = \frac{B}{r^n}\)

\(F_A = \frac{(|Z_1|e)(|Z_2|e)}{4\pi\varepsilon_0 r^2}\)

\(\%IC = \{1 - \exp[-(0.25)(X_A - X_B)^2]\} \times 100\)

Chapter 3: Crystal Structure

\(a = 2R\sqrt{2}\)

\(\text{APF} = \frac{V_S}{V_C} = \frac{\text{volume of atoms in a unit cell}}{\text{total unit cell volume}}\)

\(a = \frac{4R}{\sqrt{3}}\)

\(\rho = \frac{nA}{V_C N_A}\)

\(q = \frac{a}{P_x}\)

\(u = n\left(\frac{x_1 - x_2}{a}\right)\)

\(u = \frac{1}{3}(2U - V)\)

\(U = n\left(\frac{a_1''-a_1'}{a}\right)\)

\(h = \frac{n a}{A}\)

\(\text{LD} = \frac{\text{number of atoms centered on direction vector}}{\text{length of direction vector}}\)

\(\text{PD} = \frac{\text{number of atoms centered on a plane}}{\text{area of plane}}\)

\(n\lambda = 2d_{hkl}\sin\theta\)

\(d_{hkl} = \frac{a}{\sqrt{h^2 + k^2 + l^2}}\)

Chapter 4: Imperfections in Solids

\(N_v = N \exp\left(-\frac{Q_v}{kT}\right)\)

\(N = \frac{N_A \rho}{A}\)

\(C_1 = \frac{m_1}{m_1 + m_2} \times 100\)

\(C_1' = \frac{nm_1}{nm_1 + nm_2} \times 100\)

\(C_1' = \frac{C_1 A_2}{C_1 A_2 + C_2 A_1} \times 100\)

\(C_1 = \frac{C_1' A_1}{C_1' A_1 + C_2' A_2} \times 100\)

\(C_1'' = \frac{C_1}{\left(\frac{C_1}{\rho_1} + \frac{C_2}{\rho_2}\right)} \times 10^3\)

\(\rho_{\text{ave}} = \frac{100}{\frac{C_1}{\rho_1} + \frac{C_2}{\rho_2}}\)

\(A_{\text{ave}} = \frac{100}{\frac{C_1}{A_1} + \frac{C_2}{A_2}}\)

\(l = \frac{L_T}{P_M}\)

\(n = 2^{G-1}\)

\(n_M = \left(\frac{100}{M}\right)^2 (2^{G-1})\)

Chapter 5: Diffusion

\(J = \frac{M}{At}\)

\(J = -D\frac{dC}{dx}\)

\(\frac{\partial C}{\partial t} = D\frac{\partial^2 C}{\partial x^2}\)

\(\frac{C_x - C_0}{C_s - C_0} = 1 - \text{erf}\left(\frac{x}{2\sqrt{Dt}}\right)\)

\(D = D_0 \exp\left(-\frac{Q_d}{RT}\right)\)

Chapter 6: Mechanical Properties

\(\sigma = \frac{F}{A_0}\)

\(\epsilon = \frac{l_i - l_0}{l_0} = \frac{\Delta l}{l_0}\)

\(\sigma = E\epsilon\)

\(\nu = -\frac{\epsilon_x}{\epsilon_z} = -\frac{\epsilon_y}{\epsilon_z}\)

\(\%\text{EL} = \frac{l_f - l_0}{l_0} \times 100\)

\(\%\text{RA} = \frac{A_0 - A_f}{A_0} \times 100\)

\(\sigma_T = \frac{F}{A_i}\)

\(\epsilon_T = \ln\frac{l_i}{l_0}\)

\(\sigma_T = K\epsilon_T^n\)

\(\text{TS(MPa)} = 3.45 \times \text{HB}\)

\(\text{TS(psi)} = 500 \times \text{HB}\)

\(\sigma_w = \frac{\sigma_y}{N}\)

Chapter 7: Dislocations and Strengthening Mechanisms

\(\tau_R = \sigma \cos\phi \cos\lambda\)

\(\tau_{\text{crss}} = \sigma_y(\cos\phi \cos\lambda)_{\text{max}}\)

\(\sigma_y = \sigma_0 + k_y d^{-1/2}\)

\(\%\text{CW} = \frac{A_0 - A_d}{A_0} \times 100\)

\(d^n - d_0^n = Kt\)

Chapter 9: Phase Diagrams

\(W_L = \frac{C_\alpha - C_0}{C_\alpha - C_L}\)

\(W_\alpha = \frac{C_0 - C_L}{C_\alpha - C_L}\)

\(V_\alpha = \frac{v_\alpha}{v_\alpha + v_\beta}\)

\(V_\alpha = \frac{\frac{W_\alpha}{\rho_\alpha}}{\frac{W_\alpha}{\rho_\alpha} + \frac{W_\beta}{\rho_\beta}}\)

\(W_\alpha = \frac{V_\alpha \rho_\alpha}{V_\alpha \rho_\alpha + V_\beta \rho_\beta}\)

\(W_e = \frac{P}{P + Q}\)

\(W_\alpha' = \frac{Q}{P + Q}\)

\(W_\alpha = \frac{Q + R}{P + Q + R}\)

\(W_\beta = \frac{P}{P + Q + R}\)

\(P + F = C + N\)

\(W_p = \frac{C_0' - 0.022}{0.74}\)

\(W_\alpha' = \frac{0.76 - C_0'}{0.74}\)

\(W_p = \frac{6.70 - C_1'}{5.94}\)

\(W_{\text{Fe}_3\text{C}'} = \frac{C_1' - 0.76}{5.94}\)

Chapter 10: Phase Transformations

\(r^* = -\frac{2\gamma}{\Delta G_v}\)

\(\Delta G^* = \frac{16\pi\gamma^3}{3(\Delta G_v)^2}\)

\(r^* = \frac{2\gamma T_m}{\Delta H_f}\left(\frac{1}{T_m - T}\right)\)

\(\gamma_{IL} = \gamma_{SI} + \gamma_{SL}\cos\theta\)

\(r^* = -\frac{2\gamma_{SL}}{\Delta G_v}\)

\(\Delta G^* = \frac{16\pi\gamma_{SL}^3}{3\Delta G_v^2}S(\theta)\)

\(y = 1 - \exp(-kt^n)\)

\(\text{rate} = \frac{1}{t_{0.5}}\)

Chapter 12: Structures and Properties of Ceramics

\(\rho = \frac{n'(\Sigma A_C + \Sigma A_A)}{V_C N_A}\)

\(\sigma_{fs} = \frac{3F_f L}{2bd^2}\)

\(\sigma_{fs} = \frac{2F_f L}{\pi R^3}\)

\(E = E_0(1 - 1.9P + 0.9P^2)\)

\(\sigma_{fs} = \sigma_0 \exp(-nP)\)