| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 973 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Motto -- List of Contributors -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Importance of Alloys at the Beginning of the Third Millennium -- 1.2 Historical Development -- 1.2.1 Historical Perspective -- 1.2.2 The Development of Modern Alloy Science -- 1.3 Atom Kinetics -- 1.4 The Structure of this Book -- References -- 2 Crystal Structure and Chemical Bonding -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Factors Governing Formation, Composition and Crystal Structure of Intermetallic Phases -- 2.2.1 Mappings of Crystal Structure Types -- 2.3 Models of Chemical Bonding in Intermetallic Phases -- 2.3.1 Models Based on the Valence (or Total) Electron Numbers -- 2.3.2 Quantum Mechanical Models for Metallic Structures -- 2.3.3 Electronic Closed-Shell Configurations and Two-Center Two-Electron Bonds in Intermetallic Compounds -- 2.4 Structure Types of Intermetallic Compounds -- 2.4.1 Classification of the Crystal Structures of Intermetallic Compounds -- 2.4.2 Crystal Structures Derived from the Closest Packings of Equal Spheres -- 2.4.3 Crystal Structures Derived from the Close Packings of Equal Spheres -- 2.4.4 Crystal Structures Derived from the Packings of the Spheres of Different Sizes -- 2.4.5 Selected Crystal Structures with Complex Structural Patterns -- 2.5 Quasicrystals -- 2.5.1 Introduction -- 2.5.2 Quasiperiodic Structures in Direct and Reciprocal Space -- 2.5.3 Formation and Stability -- 2.5.4 Structures of Decagonal Quasicrystals (DQCs) -- 2.5.5 Structures of Icosahedral Quasicrystals -- 2.6 Outlook -- References -- 3 Solidification and Grown-in Defects -- 3.1 Introduction: the Solid-Liquid Interface -- 3.1.1 Structure of the Solid-Liquid Interface -- 3.1.2 Kinetics of the Solid-Liquid Interface -- 3.1.3 Chemistry of the Solid-Liquid Interface: the Segregation Problem -- 3.1.4 Temperature of the Solid-Liquid Interface -- 3.2 Solidification Structures -- 3.2.1 The Interface Stability and Cell Periodicity -- 3.2.2 Dendrites -- 3.2.3 Rapid Solidification -- 3.2.4 Eutectic Structures -- 3.3 Defects in Single and Polycrystals -- 3.3.1 Defects in Single Crystals -- 3.3.2 Grain Structure of an Alloy -- 3.3.3 Macro- and Mesosegregation -- 3.4 Outlook -- References -- 4 Lattice Statics and Lattice Dynamics -- 4.1 Introduction: The Binding and Atomic Interaction Energies -- 4.2 Elasticity of Crystalline Lattices -- 4.2.1 Linear Elasticity -- 4.2.2 Elastic Constants -- 4.2.3 Cases of Cubic and Tetragonal Lattices -- 4.2.4 Usual Elastic Moduli -- 4.2.5 Link with Sound Propagation -- 4.3 Lattice Dynamics and Thermal Properties of Alloys -- 4.3.1 Normal Modes of Vibration in the Harmonic Approximation -- 4.4 Beyond the Harmonic Approximation -- 4.4.1 Thermal Expansion -- 4.4.2 Thermal Conductivity -- 4.4.3 Soft Phonon Modes and Structural Phase Transition -- 4.5 Experimental Investigation of the Normal Modes of Vibration -- 4.5.1 Raman Spectroscopy -- 4.5.2 Inelastic Neutron Scattering |
| Summary |
Covering the latest research in alloy physics together with the underlying basic principles, this comprehensive book provides a sound understanding of the structural changes in metals and alloys -- ranging from plastic. deformation, deformation dynamics and ordering kinetics right up to atom jump processes, first principle calculations and simulation techniques. Alongside fundamental topics, such as crystal defects, phase transformations and statistical thermodynamics, the team of international authors treats such hot areas as nano-size effects, interfaces, and spintronics, as well as. technic |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Alloys -- Microstructure.
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Alloys -- Surfaces.
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Alloys.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pfeiler, Wolfgang, 1947-
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| ISBN |
1281311758 |
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3527614192 |
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3527614206 (electronic bk.) |
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9781281311757 |
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9783527614196 |
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9783527614202 (electronic bk.) |
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(Cloth) |
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(hbk.) |
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