Synopses & Reviews
Second edition of this comprehensive and well-respected text on the stability of microstructure in metallic systems.
Synopsis
In investigating the various causes of thermodynamic instability in metallic microstructures, this text examines current understanding of the kinetics behind structural change in metals. The new edition has been completely updated and includes a completely new chapter on highly metastable alloys.
Table of Contents
Preface; Preface to Second Edition; 1. The general problem of the stability of microstructure; 2. Structural instability due to chemical free energy; 3. Highly metastable alloys; 4. Instability due to strain energy; 5. Microstructural instability due to interfaces; 6. Other causes of microstructural instability; Index.