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This book describes some of the important equations of materials and the scientists who derived them. The text is readable and enjoyable, and is aimed at anyone interested in the manufacture, structure, properties and engineering application of materials such as metals, polymers, ceramics, semiconductors and composites.
List of contents
- 1: Bravais Lattices: Crystals
- 2: Bragg's Law: Diffraction
- 3: The Gibbs phase rule
- 4: The Boltzmann equation: Thermodynamics
- 5: The Arrhenius equation: Reactions
- 6: The Gibbs-Thomson Equation: Surfaces
- 7: Fick's Laws: Diffusion
- 8: The Scheil Equation: Solidification
- 9: The Avrami Equation: Phase Transformations
- 10: Hooke's Law: Elasticity
- 11: The Burgers Vector: Plasticity
- 12: Griffith's Equation: Fracture
- 13: The Fermi Level: Electrical Properties
About the author
Brian Cantor has worked as a materials scientist for over 40 years. He has been Vice Chancellor of the Universities of Bradford and York, Head of Mathematical and Physical Sciences and Cookson Professor of Materials at the University of Oxford, Vice President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, a research scientist at General Electric, a visiting professor at Washington State and IISc Bangalore, and a consultant at Alcan, NASA and Rolls-Royce. He is a Trustee of the Science Museums Group and Chair of the World Technology Universities Network. He was awarded a CBE for services to higher education in 2013.
Summary
This book describes some of the important equations of materials and the scientists who derived them. The text is readable and enjoyable, and is aimed at anyone interested in the manufacture, structure, properties and engineering application of materials such as metals, polymers, ceramics, semiconductors and composites.
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Engaging, effective and surprisingly readable... with an unflowery and straightforward style that pushes things along.
