Machlin E. An Introduction to Aspects of Thermodynamics and Kinetics Relevant to Materials Science

Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2007. - 461 pp.This book is based on a set of notes developed over a period of many years for an introductory course that the author taught to seniors and entering graduate students in materials science. This book is about the application of thermodynamics and kinetics to solve problems in Materials Science. Emphasis has been placed upon providing the student with a physical understanding of the phenomenon under discussion, with the mathematics presented as a guide to such an understanding.Thermodynamics of Phases Having Constant Composition
Thermodynamics of Solid Solutions
Free Energy and Phase Diagrams
Free Energy and Phase Diagrams-Binary Systems
Heterogeneous Chemical Equilibria and Phase Diagrams
Thermodynamics of Interfaces
Heterophase and Homophase Fluctuations
Thermodynamics of Defects
Concepts in Kinetics
Diffusion
Nucleation and Growth Kinetics
Solid/Solid Interface Migration Kinetics
Growth of Phases - Diffusion or Interface Reaction Control
Morphological Instability and Growth of Phases
Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Patterns
Thermodynamics of Micelles