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In Topics 23–25 we shall discuss the nature of ceramics, metals and polymers but, before we do, we need to consider how the internal structure of materials is influenced by the type (or types) of chemical bonding involved in holding their constituent atoms together. We shall begin with metals because they are basically very simple.
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© 1998 Keith L. Watson
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Watson, K.L. (1998). Structure of Solids. In: Foundation Science for Engineers. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14714-4_22
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