Hexagonal Close-packed Structure


 

HCP

We get the hcp structure when the third layer is laid down in positions right above A – immediately above the atoms in the first layer. This gives a layering of the type ABABAB.

comparison of hcp and fcc
Comparison between hcp and fcc
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Animated Layering Pattern

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