Cleavage is considered anisotropic because the ease at which minerals split along specific planes varies depending on the crystal structure. In anisotropic materials, the atoms are arranged in a non-uniform manner, leading to different properties in different directions. This results in variations in the cleavage behavior along different crystallographic planes.
an orthotropic material is one that has the different materials properties or strength in different octhogonal directions, but properties of anisotropic material being directionally dependent. thus Orthotropic materials are anisotropic.
Anisotropic is when you view graphics and images at an oblique angle. It's like knowing what an object is in one direction but then your value of the object changes when viewed in different directions.
Isotropic materials have the same physical properties in all directions, such as density, elasticity, and refractive index. Anisotropic materials have different physical properties depending on the direction, like crystal structures or fiber-reinforced composites. The arrangement of molecules or structural elements in isotropic and anisotropic materials determines their behavior under stress, heat, and other external factors.
An anisotropic material is a material which does not behave the same way in all directions. Take wood for example. Wood is very strong along the grain. Against the grain, however, it will easily break. The opposite of an anisotropic material is an isotropic material. Most metals (steel, aluminum) are isotropic materials. They respond the same way in all directions.
Isotropic materials have the same properties in all directions, while anisotropic materials have different properties depending on the direction. An isotropic material has uniform properties regardless of the direction in which it is measured, making it easier to analyze and design with. Anisotropic materials, such as wood or composites, have varied properties based on their orientation, which can lead to different behaviors under stress.
Cleavage of crystals is anisotropic because the structure of crystals consists of planes of atoms where the bonds are weaker or stronger in different directions. When a crystal cleaves, it breaks along planes of weaker bonds, resulting in different cleavage planes having different strengths. This anisotropy arises from the crystalline structure and the arrangement of atoms in the crystal lattice.
Peter Gordon Hadden has written: 'The anisotropic behaviour of extruded magnesium'
Tin, by itself is not a mineral, and has no cleavage.
no it does not.
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Sulfur's cleavage is imperfect.
an orthotropic material is one that has the different materials properties or strength in different octhogonal directions, but properties of anisotropic material being directionally dependent. thus Orthotropic materials are anisotropic.
cleavage....
it has no cleavage
imperfect cleavage
it has no cleavage
What cleavage does pyrite have