Phase Diagrams and Heterogeneous Equilibria
Subtitle: A Practical Introduction
By: by Bruno Predel, Michael Hoch, Monte Pool
Contributors: Hoch, Michael; Pool, Monte
Series: Engineering Materials and Processes; Engineering Materials and Processes
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9783642057274; 9783662092767
Subjects: Physical organic chemistry; Engineering; Surfaces (Physics)
Description: This graduate-level textbook provides an introduction to the practical application of phase diagrams. It is intended for students and researchers in chemistry, metallurgy, mineralogy, and materials science as well as in engineering and physics. Heterogeneous equilibria are described by a minimum of theory illustrated by practical examples and realistic case discussions from the different fields of application. The treatment of the physical and energetic background of phase equilibria leads to the discussion of the thermodynamics of mixtures and the correlation between energetics and composition. Thus, tools for the prediction of energetic, structural, and physical quantities are provided. The authors treat the nucleation of phase transitions, the production and stability of technologically important metastable phases, and metallic glasses. Furthermore, the text also concisely presents the thermodynamics and composition of polymer systems.
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Table of contents: title: Fundamental Facts and Concepts; title: Phase Equilibria in One-Component Systems; title: Phase Equilibria in Two-Component Systems under Exclusion of the Gas Phase; title: Phase Equilibria in Three-Component Systems and Four-Component Systems with Exclusion of the Gas Phase; title: Phase Equilibria Including a Vapor Phase; title: Thermodynamics; title: Nucleation During Phase Transitions; title: Metastable Phases; title: Effect of Diffusion on Phase Transformations; title: Organic and Polymeric Materials.