// Scilab Code Ex 1.27 :Page-36 (2006) clc; clear; r_bcc = 0.126; // Atomic radius of the iron atoms in the bcc structure, nm r_fcc = 0.129; // Atomic radius of the iron atoms in the fcc structure, nm a_bcc = 4*r_bcc/sqrt(3); a_fcc = 4*r_fcc/sqrt(2); V_bcc = 2*a_bcc^3; // Volume of bcc unit cell, nm cube V_fcc = a_fcc^3; // Volume of fcc unit cell, nm cube delta_V = V_fcc - V_bcc; // Change in volume from bcc to fcc structure, nm cube V = V_bcc; V_frac = delta_V/V; // Fractional change in volume from bcc to fcc structure printf("\nThe percentage change in volume from bcc to fcc structure = %3.1f percent", V_frac*100); // Result // The percentage change in volume from bcc to fcc structure = -1.4 percent