Metallurgy, Materials Science - General & Miscellaneous, Physical & Theoretical Chemistry, Thermodynamics

Introduction to the Thermodynamics of Materials

Name: Introduction to the Thermodynamics of Materials
Author: David Gaskell
ISBN: 9781560329923

by David Gaskell, Robert R. Rice

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Overview

This text is an introduction to the thermodynamics behavior of material systems, where a material systems is any assemblage of solids, liquids and/or gases which occupies space. The subject materials provides the criterion for the equilibrium state of existence of a material under a given set of external influences, e.g. under conditions of constant temperature and pressure. Extensively revised and updated the fourth edition provides an understanding of the fundamentals of thermodynamics and applies these fundamentals to an understanding of the behavior of real systems. The fourth edition contains a completely new chapter (14) providing a detailed description of phase equilibria in binary systems and a solutions manual will be available.

Synopsis

Gaskell (materials engineering, Purdue U.) presents an introduction to the theory and application of the systems behavior of metallic and non-metallic materials. Chapters cover such topics as entropy, behavior of gases and solutions, various chemical reactions, and electrochemistry. The CD-ROM contains spreadsheet data and descriptive material for making thermodynamic calculations involving materials processing. This text is a revision of Introduction to metallurgical thermodynamics, 2nd ed. (1981). Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

December 2004 - MRS Bulletin

"The long life of this textbook is as good an evaluation of its quality as any book reviewer s praise. ...It will remain as a classic for times to come..."

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MRS Bulletin

"The long life of this textbook is as good an evaluation of its quality as any book reviewer’s praise. ...It will remain as a classic for times to come..."
—December 2004

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A revised edition of Introduction to Metallurgical Thermodynamics (2nd ed., 1981), retitled to better reflect the increasing application of thermodynamics to the behavior of nonmetallic materials, and the transformation of metallurgy to materials. An introductory textbook for undergraduate and graduate-level students of materials science and engineering. This edition not only extends the range of topics to include nonmetallic materials, but also provides new worked-out examples and problems, many of which focus on nonmetallic systems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)