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Metals by Mind Map: Metals

1. electrical

1.1. electrical conductivity

1.2. dielectric constant

1.3. band structure

1.4. electron moblity

2. mechanical

2.1. modulus of elasticity

2.2. yeild strength

2.3. tensile strength

2.4. ductility

2.5. resiliance

2.6. toughness

2.7. hardness

3. magnetic

3.1. curie temperature

3.2. remanace

3.3. coercivity

3.4. soft magnetic materials

3.5. hard magnetic materials

4. optical

4.1. refractive index

4.2. refelectivity

4.3. absoptivity

4.4. transmitivity

5. chemical

5.1. bond strength

5.2. ionization

5.3. electron affinity

6. materials with positive coefficent of resitivity

7. properties

7.1. thermal

7.1.1. thermal expansion

7.1.2. thermal conductivity

7.1.3. specific heat

8. Drude Model

9. Wieldmann-Franz Law

9.1. ratio of the electronic contribution of the thermal conductivity (κ) to the electrical conductivity (σ) of a metal is proportional to the temperature

10. Thermal conductivity

11. Electrical conductivity

12. J=(Nfe^2z)/m

13. k = (1/3)<v^2>zCv^e

14. Free Electron Theory

15. electrons undergo collision with each other, collisions are inelastic and lead to scattering of electrons

16. between collisions details of collison are neglected

17. mean free time between collison, independent of position and velocity of electrons

18. electrons attain equilibirum with their surrounding from collision with each other