Now let us calculate the largest size sphere which can fit into these voids.

Size of the largest atom which can fit into the tetrahedral void of FCC
The distance from the vertex of the tetrahedron to the centroid (DT) is the distance spanned by radius of the atom and the
radius of the interstitial sphere.

DT = r + x

Radius of the interstitial atom (sphere)

If e is the edge length of the tetrahedron then CV = (6/4)e see below in triangle ABC

DT

6
erx
4

e 2r

6
rrx
2

x 6

1 ~ 0.225
r 2

In tetrahedron ABCD
In triangle ABC
e2
e AM 2
4
2

AM

AO

3
e
2

2
2 3
e
AM
e
3
3 2
3

AD 2 e 2 AO 2 DO 2
2

e
e DO 2
3
2

DT

3
DO
4

DT

3 2
6
e
e
4 3
4

DO e

2
3