Gifts for Materials Engineers
Lattices behind real-world materials, from steel to semiconductors. 1,140 pieces.
Aluminium
The lightweight silvery metal — its face-centred cubic crystal makes it easy to roll and shape
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Copper
The warm-toned metal that has wired human civilisation for thousands of years
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α-Iron (Ferrite)
The everyday form of iron — the backbone of steel and construction
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α-Titanium
The lightweight, strong form of titanium used in aircraft and medical implants
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White Tin (β-Tin)
The shiny, everyday metallic form of tin used in cans and solder
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Spinel
The gemstone mistaken for ruby in crown jewels for centuries — now a prized collector's stone
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Grey Tin (α-Tin)
The crumbling, non-metallic form of tin — infamous for destroying Napoleon's army buttons
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β-Titanium
The high-temperature cubic form of titanium prized in aerospace alloys
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γ-Iron (Austenite)
The high-temperature form of iron that makes steel workable and weldable
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Sphalerite
The most important ore of zinc — and the structure that gave its name to a whole crystal family
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Talc
The softest mineral on Earth — the reference point for hardness scale zero
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Tungsten Carbide
The super-hard compound behind drill bits and wedding bands alike
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Titanium (α-phase)
The everyday hexagonal form of the metal found in aircraft frames and surgical tools
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Zirconium Dioxide
The ceramic behind dental crowns, knife blades, and cubic zirconia gems
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Tungsten (α, BCC)
The stable everyday form of tungsten — the highest-melting pure metal
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Actinium
A rare, intensely radioactive metal — one of the rarest elements on Earth
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Aluminium (High-Pressure Phase)
A rare form of aluminium that only exists under extreme pressure
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Americium (FCC)
The face-centred cubic form of this synthetic radioactive element
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Americium (Hexagonal)
The hexagonal close-packed form of this synthetic radioactive element
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Barium (Ammm phase)
A high-pressure polymorph of barium with an unusual orthorhombic structure
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Barium (Im-3m phase)
The common body-centred cubic form of barium metal at room conditions
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Barium (P2₁/b phase)
A monoclinic high-pressure polymorph of barium metal
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Barium (P-3c1 phase)
A high-pressure polymorph of barium with a trigonal crystal structure
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Beryllium
A high-pressure polymorph of one of the lightest structural metals
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