Introduction to the Thermodynamics of Materials FROM THE PUBLISHER
This text is an introduction to the thermodynamics behavior of material systems, where a material systems is any assemblage of solids, liquids and/or gases which occupies space. The subject materials provides the criterion for the equilibrium state of existence of a material under a given set of external influences, e.g. under conditions of constant temperature and pressure. Extensively revised and updated the fourth edition provides an understanding of the fundamentals of thermodynamics and applies these fundamentals to an understanding of the behavior of real systems. The fourth edition contains a completely new chapter (14) providing a detailed description of phase equilibria in binary systems and a solutions manual will be available.
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A revised edition of Introduction to Metallurgical Thermodynamics (2nd ed., 1981), retitled to better reflect the increasing application of thermodynamics to the behavior of nonmetallic materials, and the transformation of metallurgy to materials. An introductory textbook for undergraduate and graduate-level students of materials science and engineering. This edition not only extends the range of topics to include nonmetallic materials, but also provides new worked-out examples and problems, many of which focus on nonmetallic systems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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