Common Crystal Structures in Metals | Metallurgy

In this article we will discuss about the most common crystal structures in metals:- 1. Body Centred Cubic (BCC) Crystal Structure 2. Face Centred Cubic Crystal Structure 3. Hexagonal Close-Packed (HCP) Crystal Structure. Metals are normally crystalline, or rather in solid state, they are almost synonymous to crystalline state. But their crystalline nature is seldom apparent (from the surface outlook) [...]