Societal RelevanceThe primary relevance our project has to society is for simplifying the teaching as well as the learning experience in introductory material courses when being introduced to crystal lattices.
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The Problem
As it stands now, the visualization of hexagonal close packed particles and their interactions is difficult in Materials Engineering courses. The only thing out there is Sir Lawrence Bragg’s original video, which is of very poor quality This is a problem because understanding atomic interactions is the basis for all of Materials Engineering.
The Solution
Our final product will fix this educational issue. Our video, which will be of very high quality, will aid in helping students understand the different atomic interactions of metals. We will model things such as the forming of grain boundaries, dislocations, and vacancies. We will also be improving Bragg’s original content by introducing the interactions that he didn’t model, such as introducing a metal solution (alloys), and the introduction of thermal agitation (heat). This video will prove to be an effective tool that will helping students understand the basics of metals and what is happening beneath the visible surface.