Unit 1 Metals
金属
The use of metals has always 在人类社会的发展中,金been a key factor in the 属的应用起着关键性的作用。构development of the social 成物质的大约100种基本元素中,systems of man. Of the roughly 大约有一半为金属。金属和非金100 basic elements of which all 属之间的区别不是特别明显。最matter is composed, about half 基本的定义集中在元素原子间存are classified as metals. The 在的连接形式和与这些原子相关
distinction between a metal 联的电子的某些特性。然而,在
and a nonmetal is not always 实际应用中,可以将具有某些特
clear-cut. The most basic 性集合金属定义为某种元素。
definition centers around the 除了少数例外金属在常温type of bonding existing 下是固态的。它们是热和电的良between the atoms of the 导体,不透光。它们往往具有较element, and around the 高的密度。许多金属具有延展性,
characteristics of certain of 也就是说,在不被破坏的情况下the electrons associated with 它们的形状在外力的作用下可以
these atoms. In a more 发生变化。引起永久变形所需的practical way, however, a 力和最终使金属断裂所需的力相metal can be defined as an 当大,尽管发生断裂所需的力远
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element which has a particular 没有像所预期的撕开金属原子所package of properties.
需的力那么大。
Metals are crystalline when 从我们的观点来看,在所有的in the solid state and, with 特性中结晶性是最重要的。结晶few exceptions (e.g. mercury), 体是这样一种结构,组成它的原are
solid
at
ambient 子定位在规则的三维排列中,仿
temperatures. They are good 佛位于三维棋盘的方格的角上。conductors
of
heat
and 原子间距随着原子大小呈规律性
electricity and are opaque to 变化,原子间距是金属的一种特light. They usually have a 性。三维排列的轴线决定了晶体comparatively high density. 在空间中的方向。在工程实践中Many metals are ductile-that 应用的金属由大量的晶体组成,is, their shape can be changed 这些晶体称之为晶粒。在大多数permanently by the application 情况下,晶粒在空间中是自由排of a force without breaking. 列的。在原子范围内,晶粒之间The forces required to cause 相互接触紧密结合。晶粒之间连this deformation and those 接区域被称为晶界。
required to break or fracture 绝对纯净的金属从来也没有a metal are comparatively 被生产出来过。即使绝对纯净的high, although, the fracture 金属可以生产出来,工程师们对forces is not nearly as high as 它们也并不会特别感兴趣,因为would be expected from simple 它们很柔软、脆弱。实际应用中
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consideration of the forces 的金属往往都包含着一定数量的required to tear apart the 一种或多种外来金属或非金属元atoms of the metal.
素,这些外来元素可能是有害的
One of the more significant 也可能是有益的或者它们对某种of these characteristics from 特定的属性没有影响。如果是有our point of view is that of crystallinity. A crystalline solid is one in which the constituent atoms are located in a regular three-dimensional array as if they were located at the corners of the squares of
a
three-dimensional chessboard. The spacing of the atoms in the array is of the same order as the size of the atoms, the actual spacing being a characteristic of the particular
metal.
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害的,这些外来元素被认为是杂质。如果是有益的,它们被认为是合金元素。在工程材料中往往被特意地加入一定数量的合金元素。得到的物质被叫做合金。 金属和合金区别不大。金属这个词可以包括工业用纯金属和它的合金。也许可以这样说,合金
元素越故意的被添加,被添加的合金元素的量越大,那么生产出来的产品越倾向于被称之为合金。不管怎样,如果想使一种金属或合金在使用中表现出稳定一致的特性,在其中添加何种化学
成分,它的量多大都应该在控制范围之内。因此,当想了解决定金属和合金性质的因素时,应充