2007-12-08 17:27:38 · 5 answers · asked by nimaomega 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
This is almost a trick question, because isotropy in materials engineering refers to having the same mechanical properties in all crystallographic directions, not in all directions. For example, a material of cubic symmetry would behave the same in each of the face directions, and each of the vertex directions, but those two may not be the same. A homogeneous material would have the same properties in any direction, as in a sphere.
Yes, I know, "isotropy" frequently means "same in any direction" in other fields, but this is peculiar to materials science.
Interestingly enough, in mathematics the two aren't the same either. A isotropic manifold is not necessarily a homogeneous space, but that's another question and answer.
2007-12-08 17:59:34 · answer #1 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homogeneous Material
2016-10-15 12:11:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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what is the difference between isotropic and homogeneous materials?
2015-08-10 14:59:19 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crystal
2016-03-13 04:26:49 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having the same properties in all directions; specifically, equally elastic in all directions.
While Of the same or similar nature or kind
Yeah...actually whats the difference???
2007-12-08 17:37:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋