hexagonal close-packed structure

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Diagram showing three common metallic crystal structures: body-centred cubic with one atom at the center, face-centred cubic with atoms at each face and corner, and hexagonal close-packed with layers of atoms forming a hexagonal pattern.

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crystallography

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Diagram showing three common metallic crystal structures: body-centred cubic with one atom at the center, face-centred cubic with atoms at each face and corner, and hexagonal close-packed with layers of atoms forming a hexagonal pattern.

The commonest metallic crystal structures.

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layered atoms

layered atoms

Figure 2: Stacking of spheres in closest-packed arrangements.

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