Thermophysical properties of materials. (1999)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Goran Grimvall.
• Other Names: Grimvall, Göran
• Contents: Preface. Chapter 1. Bonding characteristics. 2. Crystal defects. 3. Elasticity. Basic relations. 4. What values do the elastic constants take? 5. Sound waves. 6. The phonon spectrum. 7. Thermal properties of harmonic lattice vibrations. 8. Phonons in real crystals: anharmonic effects. 9. Atomic vibrations in defect lattices. 10. Thermodynamic properties of conduction electrons. 11. Thermal properties of few-level systems and spin waves. 12. Melting and liquids. 13. Equation of state and thermal expansion: macroscopic relations. 14. Thermal expansion: microscopic aspects. 15. Electrical conductivity of metals and alloys. 16. Thermal conductivity. 17. Transport, elastic and thermal expansion parameters of composite materials. 18. Anisotropic and polycrystalline materials. 19. Estimations and correlations. Appendices. Author index. Subject index. Materials index.
• Edition: Enl. and rev. ed
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam, Netherlands New York : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 1999
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 424 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 620.1/121; Materials -- Thermal properties; Materiaux -- Proprietes thermiques; SCIENCE -- Nanoscience; Materials -- Thermal properties; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080542867; 0080542867
• Related ISBNs: 9780444827944; 0444827943
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 377-396) and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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