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Thermodynamics, kinetics and microstructure modelling
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Title
Thermodynamics, kinetics and microstructure modelling / Simon P.A. Gill.
ISBN
9780750331470
9780750331463
9780750331456
9780750331487
Publication
Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2022]
Physical Description
1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).
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Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
"Version: 202203"--Title page verso.
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Biographical / Historical Note
Professor Simon P A Gill is the Chair in Theoretical Mechanics at the University of Leicester, UK. His research has largely focused on the development and application of novel numerical techniques for modelling the mechanics and evolution of material systems. His papers cover a wide variety of problems, material systems and numerical methods.
Summary
This course text provides a practical hands-on introduction to the essentials of kinetics, thermodynamics and microstructure modelling of materials. It provides concise practical descriptions of kinetics and microstructure modelling, condensing the essential information into an engaging and accessible text.
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IOP ebooks.
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Also available in print.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 13, 2022
Series
[IOP release $release]
IOP ebooks. [2022 collection]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Audience
Graduate students in mechanical engineering, materials science, metallurgy, materials physics. This is a core text for courses on kinetics and microstructure modelling.
Contents
1. Introduction
1.1. Motivation
1.2. Microstructural features
1.3. Microstructure-property relationships
1.4. A framework for microstructure evolution
part I. Thermodynamics and phase diagrams. 2. Thermodynamic quantities
2.1. Enthalpy
2.2. Entropy
2.3. Gibb's free energy
2.4. Phase diagrams for pure substances
3. Binary systems
3.1. A single phase system with two components
3.2. A two phase system with two components
3.3. Sub-lattice models and stoichiometric phases
3.4. Real binary systems
4. Ternary systems and beyond
4.1. How to read a ternary phase diagram
4.2. A simple ternary system
4.3. Examples with four or more components
5. Driving force for nucleation and growth
5.1. Phase energy change for nucleation and growth
5.2. Calculating the phase energy change
5.3. The total driving force for nucleation
part II. Kinetics and microstructure evolution. 6. Kinetic processes
6.1. An atomic model of diffusion
6.2. Defining diffusion parameters in TDB files
6.3. Diffusion in a regular solution
6.4. Mass conservation
6.5. Determining the concentration field
7. Nucleation, growth and coarsening in solids
7.1. Nucleation
7.2. Growth of a solid phase in a solid matrix
7.3. Coarsening
8. Modelling solid-solid phase transitions
8.1. A two particle model
8.2. Population balance (or KWN) models
8.3. Massive transformations
8.4. A simplified model for phase transformations
9. Modelling liquid-solid phase transitions
9.1. Simple solidification models for a binary system
9.2. A phase field model for solidification
9.3. Stability of the liquid-solid interface
10. Exercises
11. Solutions.
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