Introduction to the Thermodynamics of Materials, Sixth Edition

Preserving the essence that made Introduction to the Energy Characteristics of Provides a perennial best seller for various years, this 6th Version is up to date to mirror the broadening subject of supplies science and engineering. The brand new version is reorganized into three main sections to align the e-book for practical coursework, with the first (Energy Guidelines) and second (Component Equilibria) sections aimed towards use in a one semester undergraduate course. The third section (Reactions and Modifications) can be utilized in numerous packages of the curriculum that address oxidation, energy, and phase transformations. The e-book is updated to embody the function of labor terms other than PV work (e.g., magnetic work) in addition to their related aspects of entropy, Maxwell equations, and the function of such applied fields on phase diagrams. There is also an increased emphasis on the thermodynamics of phase transformations and the 6th Version features an entirely new chapter 15 that connects specific thermodynamic applications to the analysis of phase transformations. The e-book additionally features more than 50 new end of chapter issues and more than 50 new figures.