Metals

Largely use in construction, metal long been a significant element of architecture. Working from inside the concrete structure to outside skin, metal plays a major part due to its characteristic: longevity, durable, persistent & weather proof. To understand how could a simple material archive so many strong characteristic, we have to look into its internal structure & molecular.


Internal Structure

Although surprisingly airy, the microcrystalline of metal still provide the most hardness because it formed from simple, three-dimensional pattern which spread the impact force approximately in all direction of the structure.














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Distribution of Aluminum grains


Atomic and Molecular Structure



















Gold diatom












Magnet diatom

Bonding Force


















Alternative Usage

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