Kinetics in Materials Science and Engineering

This electronic publication presents a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental kinetic principles in materials science, engineering, and processing. A wide range of materials are addressed, including metals, ceramics, polymers, electronic materials, biomaterials, and composites. The knowledgeable author, with decades of teaching and practical experience, offers a lively and accessible overview, elucidating the concepts that determine the duration for materials properties to change and for creating new and improved materials. The chapters encompass a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from the heat treatment of steels, the processing of silicon integrated microchips, and the production of cement, to the transportation of drugs through the human body. The author explicitly avoids complex equations, providing derivations with clear explanations.