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Aerogel is analogous to Composite material. Activate to inspect this relation.Alloy depends on Crystal structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Alloy is a Solution. Activate to inspect this relation.Ceramic applies to Crystal structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Chemical reaction causes Corrosion. Activate to inspect this relation.Composite material influences Mechanical property. Activate to inspect this relation.Composite material influences Material strength. Activate to inspect this relation.Corrosion applies to Alloy. Activate to inspect this relation.Crystal defect is part of Crystal structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Crystal structure is part of Mineral. Activate to inspect this relation.Dislocation influences Mechanical property. Activate to inspect this relation.Dislocation is a Crystal defect. Activate to inspect this relation.Fracture mechanics depends on Crystal defect. Activate to inspect this relation.Fracture mechanics measures Mechanical property. Activate to inspect this relation.Grain boundary constrains Dislocation. Activate to inspect this relation.Grain boundary is a Crystal defect. Activate to inspect this relation.Grain boundary is part of Crystal structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Heat treatment depends on Phase diagram. Activate to inspect this relation.Heat treatment influences Microstructure. Activate to inspect this relation.High-entropy alloy is a Alloy. Activate to inspect this relation.Materials science applies to Composite material. Activate to inspect this relation.Materials science applies to Crystal structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Mechanical property depends on Microstructure. Activate to inspect this relation.Microstructure is part of Grain boundary. Activate to inspect this relation.Phase diagram applies to Alloy. Activate to inspect this relation.Phase diagram applies to Crystal structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Piezoelectricity emerges from Crystal structure. Activate to inspect this relation.Shape-memory alloy is a Alloy. Activate to inspect this relation.AlloySolutionCrystal structureCorrosionHigh-entropy alloyPhase diagramShape-memory alloyMineralCeramicCrystal defectGrain boundaryMaterials sciencePiezoelectricityChemical reactionHeat treatmentDislocationFracture mechanicsMicrostructureComposite materialMechanical propertyMaterial strengthAerogel
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15 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics, Earth & Space Sciences, Engineering….

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22 concepts28 relationships7 disciplines6 relation families

At a glance

An alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which in most cases at least one is a metallic element, although the word is also sometimes used for mixtures of elements; herein only metallic alloys are described.

Disciplines
Chemistry · Materials Engineering
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Geology, Materials Science, Mineralogy
Relationships
6 · 3 relation families
Mental models
1

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In this lens (15)

Bridge concepts (11)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Materials science2
    Engineering, Materials Science · connects to Composite material, Crystal structure
  • Aerogel1
    Materials Science · connects to Composite material
  • Ceramic1
    Materials Science · connects to Crystal structure
  • Chemical reaction1
    Chemistry · connects to Corrosion
  • Crystal lattice1
    Condensed Matter Physics, Inorganic Chemistry, Physics · connects to Material strength

Insights from this view

Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 7 disciplines: Chemistry, Earth & Space Sciences, Engineering, Geology, Materials Engineering, Materials Science, Mineralogy.
  • Alloy is a bridge concept — viewed here through Chemistry, Materials Engineering.
  • The connections here span 6 relation families.

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From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

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One fabric

3750 concepts and 5051 typed relations form one connected component — no isolated silo.

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