The most direct difference between FCC and BCC crystals is in the atomic arrangements. The face-centered cubic structure has an atom at all 8 corner positions, and at the center of all 6 faces. The...
Category: Crystallography
What is Atomic Packing Factor (and How to Calculate it for SC, BCC, FCC, and HCP)?
Atomic Packing Factor (APF) tells you what percent of an object is made of atoms vs empty space. You can think of this as a volume density, or as an indication of how tightly-packed the atoms...