Grain Boundary Migration in Metals : Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Applications, 2nd Edition

Like the popular first edition, Grain Boundary Migration in Metals: Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Applications, Second Edition focuses extensively on the thermodynamics, kinetics, and applications involved with individual grain boundary migration in metals. However, this new volume adds a decade’s worth of new developments in research and methods. It offers an up-to-date overview of current knowledge of the grain boundary migration process, and it details how migration influences microstructural evolution, including the recrystallization process and the creation of new materials. The authors rely on well-defined geometry and crystallography to address key topics such as grain growth, textures, and the properties and behavior of grain boundaries, particularly the nonlinear interaction of boundary elements.
 

This invaluable second edition :

* Covers the latest techniques and computer simulations used in the study of single-grain boundary motion and grain boundary systems with junctions
* Provides the latest experimental data of grain boundary free volume measurements and offers the first measurements of grain boundary junction line tension
* Includes new problems with solutions

The Authors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
List of Symbols

Chapter 1 : Thermodynamics of Grain Boundaries
Chapter 2 : Structure of Grain Boundaries
Chapter 3 : Grain Boundary Motion
Chapter 4 : Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Connected Grain Boundaries
Chapter 5 : Computer Simulationof Grain Boundary Motion
Chapter 6 : Applications
Appendices

Index