Complex metallic alloys: fundamentals and applications

Covering fundamental research as well as real-world applications, this first book on CMAs at an introductory level treats everything from atomistic detailsto surface processing. Comprehensive, self-contained chapters provide readerswith the latest knowledge on the most salient features of the topic, selectedin terms of their relevance to potential technological applications. Edited by one of the most distinguished authorities on quasicrystals and this most important of their subclasses, the contributions elucidate aspects of CMAs from aparticular viewpoint: physical and chemical characteristics in the sub-nanometer regime, mesoscale phenomena, preparation and processing of thin films, andlarge-scale engineering properties. The whole is rounded off by a look at thecommercial potential of CMA-based applications. INDICE: FOREWORD I. INTRODUCTION TO THE SCIENCE OF CMAS Brief History of the Field Definition of CMAs Phase Selection and Stability Unexpected TransportProperties Plasticity and Metadislocations Outlook at Potential Applications II. PHYSICS OF CMAS: THEORY AND EXPERIMENTS Electronic Structure Chemical Bonding Effects Cluster Based Solids Physics Transport Properties: Inverse Matthiessen Rule, Wiedemann-Franz Law Phenomenological Approaches Hierarchical Scalesin Reciprocal Space Anisotropic Physical Properties of CMAs: Electrical and Thermal Conductivity, Magnetic Susceptibility, Hall Coefficient, ThermoelectricPower III. SURFACE SCIENCE OF CMAS Stability of Alloy Surfaces Structural Determination of CMA Surfaces Electronic Structure Thin Film Growth on CMA Surfaces Adhesion, Friction and Wetting Properties of CMA Surfaces IV. METALLURGY, PREPARATION AND PROCESSING, THIN FILMS Introduction to Thin Film Science Deposition by MOVCD Deposition by PVD Structural Properties Mechanical Properties V.SURFACE CHEMISTRY OF CMAS Introduction Surface Chemistry of CMAs under UHV Environment Surface Chemistry of CMAs under Environmental Conditions Surface Chemistry and Reactions in Aqueous Solutions High-Temperature Corrosion VI. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF CMAS Introduction to CMAs Designed for Mechanical Applications: Structure and Properties, Possible Applications, Single-Phase CMAs and CMA-Reinforced Composites Processing and Mechanical Properties of CMAs: Solidification, Glassy Precursors, Powder Metallurgy The Sintering Route Surface Mechanical Testing and Potential Applications VII. THERMOELECTRICITY, THE GRAAL OF CMAS Materials Properties Applications/Demonstrators VIII. CATALYSIS CATALYSIS ON INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS IX. CMAS: FROM BASICS TO PRODUCTS

• ISBN: 978-3-527-32523-8
• Editorial: Wiley-VCH
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 456
• Fecha Publicación: 15/12/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés