CALPHAD (Calculation of Phase Diagrams): A Comprehensive Guide

by N. Saunders (Editor), A.P. Miodownik (Editor)

Overview

This monograph acts as a benchmark to current achievements in the field of Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry, often called CALPHAD which is an acronym for Computer CALculation of PHAse Diagrams. It also acts as a guide to both the basic background of the subject area and the cutting edge of the topic, combining comprehensive discussions of the underlying physical principles of the CALPHAD method with detailed descriptions of their application to real complex multi-component materials.Approaches which combine both thermodynamic and kinetic models to interpret non-equilibrium phase transformations are also reviewed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780080528434
Publisher:	Pergamon
Publication date:	06/09/1998
Series:	Pergamon Materials Series , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	478
File size:	12 MB
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Table of Contents

Chapter headings: Introduction. History of CALPHAD. Basic Thermodynamics. Experimental Determination of Thermodynamic Quantities and Phase Diagrams. Thermodynamic Models for Solution and Compound Phases. Phase Stabilities. Ordering Models. The Role of Magnetic Gibbs Energy. Computational Methods. The Application of CALPHAD Methods. Combining Thermodynamics and Kinetics. Future Developments.

Editorial Reviews

Begins a series intended to present the scientific community at the graduate level and above with texts that either systematically treat a specialized topic within materials science or engineering that has not received a full-length study previously or recently but is changing rapidly, or consider a broad theme in the disciplines. The inaugural volume focuses on the computer coupling of phase diagrams and thermochemistry, discussing both the underlying physical principles of the method and details of its application to complex multi-component materials. It also reviews approaches that combine thermodynamic and kinetic models to interpret non-equilibrium phase transformations. CALPHAD is an abbreviation of the method's alternative name, the calculation of phase diagrams. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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