A new version of Sir Lawrence Bragg’s famous analogue using bubbles on the surface of a liquid to demonstrate such phenomena as elastic and plastic deformation, dislocation and recrystallisation. A number of small bubbles of uniform size, blown on the surface of a soap solution, represents fairly accurately one cross-section of a metal structure. This bubble model is used to demonstrates the formation fo crystals in a metal, the slow production of larger crystals and the development of faults and slip planes.
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In ACMI's collection
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ACMI Identifier
003440
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Metals
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Metals - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Metals
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Metals - History
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)