determine whether an application is possible No matter how good the electric, magnetic, chemical or other properties are, a material is of no use if it does not fulfill mechanical requirements hardness compressive & tensile strength
Three Ways to Describe Crystal Structures Three Structural sketches of P4O10 molecules: (a)Stick-ball model:showing that the P-O chemical bond is the tetrahedral coordination and sp3 covalent bonds
Characteristic of Superconductors Applications Important Superconductors What Is a Superconductor? A superconductor is an element, intermetallic alloy, or compound that will conduct electricity without resistance below a certain temperature