Stability of Materials

Stability of Materials
Author: A. Gonis
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 742
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461303850

Engineering materials with desirable physical and technological properties requires understanding and predictive capability of materials behavior under varying external conditions, such as temperature and pressure. This immediately brings one face to face with the fundamental difficulty of establishing a connection between materials behavior at a microscopic level, where understanding is to be sought, and macroscopic behavior which needs to be predicted. Bridging the corresponding gap in length scales that separates the ends of this spectrum has been a goal intensely pursued by theoretical physicists, experimentalists, and metallurgists alike. Traditionally, the search for methods to bridge the length scale gap and to gain the needed predictive capability of materials properties has been conducted largely on a trial and error basis, guided by the skill of the metallurgist, large volumes of experimental data, and often ad hoc semi phenomenological models. This situation has persisted almost to this day, and it is only recently that significant changes have begun to take place. These changes have been brought about by a number of developments, some of long standing, others of more recent vintage.

Interfaces in Materials

Interfaces in Materials
Author: James M. Howe
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience
Total Pages: 552
Release: 1997-02-27
Genre: Science
ISBN:

A thorough exploration of the atomic structures and properties of the essential engineering interfaces—an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and professionals The most up-to-date, accessible guide to solid-vapor, solid-liquid, and solid-solid phase transformations, this innovative book contains the only unified treatment of these three central engineering interfaces. Employing a simple nearest-neighbor broken-bond model, Interfaces in Materials focuses on metal alloys in a straightforward approach that can be easily extended to all types of interfaces and materials. Enhanced with nearly 300 illustrations, along with extensive references and suggestions for further reading, this book provides: A simple, cohesive approach to understanding the atomic structure and properties of interfaces formed between solid, liquid, and vapor phases Self-contained discussions of each interface—allowing separate study of each phase transformation A comparative look at the different interfaces, including atomic structure and crystallography; anisotropy, roughening, and melting; interfacial stability and segregation; continuous and ledge growth models; and atomistic modeling An analysis of nearest-neighbor broken-bond results against thermodynamic and kinetic descriptions of the interfaces Problem sets at the end of each chapter, emphasizing the key concepts detailed in the text Spanning the fields of chemical, electrical and computer engineering, materials science, solid-state physics, and microscopy, Interfaces in Materials bridges a major gap in the literature of surface and interface science.

Fracture Mechanics

Fracture Mechanics
Author: Fazil Erdogan
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 716
Release: 1995
Genre: Aluminum alloys
ISBN: 0803118821

Ninth International Symposium on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems

Ninth International Symposium on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems
Author: Steve Bruemmer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 1776
Release: 2013-10-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1118787773

This collection presents an exchange of ideas among scientists and engineers about the economic and safety concerns surrounding environmentally induced materials problems which lead to nuclear power plant outages. Scientists and engineers concerned with the environmental degradation processes (corrosion, mechanical, and radiation effects) present their latest results on such topics as life extension/relicensing and materials problems associated with spent fuel storage and radioactive waste disposal. This collection will be of interest to utility engineers, reactor vendor engineers, plant architect engineers, researchers concerned with materials degradation, and consultants involved in design, construction, and operation of water reactors.