Testing of materials

This book commences with an introduction to the fundamental principles of light and electron microscopy, laying the groundwork for readers to grasp the significance of ultramicrotomy within these fields.

The Progress in Medical Radiation Physics series presents in-depth reviews of many of the significant developments resulting from the application of physics to medicine.

This book reviews the recent development of fabrication methods and various properties of lotus-type porous metals and their applications.

The past five years have witnessed some dramatic developments in the general area of ferroelectric thin films materials and devices.

This book provides a comprehensive guide to the cutting-edge science and engineering behind the development of flexible batteries.

This book offers an in-depth exploration of the rapidly evolving field of luminescent materials that hold the key to energy-efficient lighting and advanced display technologies.

The proceedings of 21st International Conference on Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIR 2023 Innsbruck) presents a comprehensive collection of contributions of renowned researchers, scientists, and industry professionals who have converged to share their expertise and advancements at the NIR 2023 conference.

This book reviews the experimental measurements of density, thermal conductivity, viscosity, and electrical conductivity on the binary, pseudo-binary melts of the most advanced IR-detector material systems of HgCdTe and HgZnTe as well as the theoretical analyses of these results.

Among the variety of wave motions one can single out surface wave pr- agation since these surface waves often adjust the features of the energy transfer in the continuum (system), its deformation and fracture.

These Proceedings, consisting of Parts A and B, contain the edited versions of most of the papers presented at the annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation held at Snowmass Village, Colorado, on July 31 to August 4, 1994.

Among the various new directions in modern polymer science, the design and investigation of liquid crystal (LC) polymers have been the ones growing most actively and fruitfully.

This book fills a unique position in the literature as a dedicated mechanical shock analysis book.

This book gathers the proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements (MAIREPAV10), held in Guimaraes, Portugal on July 24-26, 2024.

This book helps unlock the root cause of abnormal grain growth in a commercial nickel alloy.

Almost all mechanical devices used in every industry require lubrication.

This book presents co-sputtered processes ways to produce chrome doped TiO2 thin films onto various substrates such as quartz, silicon and porous silicon.

In this reference, the author thoroughly reviews the current state of condensed phosphate chemistry.

The purpose of the School, the content of which is reflected in this book, is to bring together experiences and knowledge of those acousticians who are particularly sensible to materials and their properties, specifically to those materials that may be called inhomo- geneous.

This book gives an overview on the fatigue of materials under non-proportional loads.

The book presents the latest developments in narrow fabrics and smart materials from research institutions, machinery building companies and producers of such products, presented during the International Week of Narrow and Smart Textiles in Spring 2018 in Monchengladbach, Germany.

This book presents the select proceedings of 2nd Biennial International Symposium on "e;Fluids and Thermal Engineering"e; (FLUTE 2023).

This second edition updates and expands on the class-tested first edition text, augmenting discussion of dynamic strain aging and austenitic stainless steels and adding a section on analysis of nickel-base superalloys that shows how the mechanical threshold stress (MTS) model, an internal state variable constitutive formulation, can be used to de-convolute synergistic effects.

This textbook teaches important material and technological fundamentals in various technical systems and applied geoscientific fields.

This book presents the basics and methods of nanoscale analytical techniques for tribology field.

Linking of materials properties with microstructures is a fundamental theme in materials science, for which a detailed knowledge of the modern characterization techniques is essential.

This textbook offers an introduction to modeling the mechanical behavior of solids within continuum mechanics and thermodynamics.

During the last decade there has been an increasing interest in clusters and small particles because of the peculiar proper- ties induced by their large area to volume ratio.

This book is based on the lectures and contributions of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on "e;Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Security and Protection Against CBRN Threats"e; held in Sozopol, Bulgaria, September 2019.

The Fourth Conference on Fibrous Composites in Structural Design was a successor to the First-to-Third Conferences on Fibrous Composites in Flight Vehicle Design sponsored by the Air Force (First and Second Conferences, September 1973 and May 1974) and by NASA (Third Conference, November 1975) which were aimed at focusing national attention on flight vehicle applications of a new class of fiber reinforced materials, the advanced com- posites, which afforded weight savings and other advantages which had not been previously available.

This book reviews the experimental measurements of density, thermal conductivity, viscosity, and electrical conductivity on the binary, pseudo-binary melts of the most advanced IR-detector material systems of HgCdTe and HgZnTe as well as the theoretical analyses of these results.

The material covered in the manuscripts published herein was subjected to public inquiry during the Japan-US Joint Seminar on Materials for Severe Service Conditions during 19-23 May 1986 at the Toranomon Pastral Guest House in Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan.

In this unique volume, renowned experts discuss the applications of fractals in petroleum research-offering an excellent introduction to the subject.

This book offers new insights into the process of adjusting nanostructures in high-strength steels to achieve enhanced mechanical properties.

Curricula in the health sciences have undergone significant change and reform in recent years.

This second edition serves as a foundational guide to plastics thermoforming, covering the essential topics of the industry today.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Intersubband transitions in quantum wells have attracted tremendous attention in recent years, mainly due to the promise of applications in the mid and far-infrared regions (2--20 mum).

This book is addressed to Master and PhD students as well as researchers from academia and industry.

"e;Real time"e; imaging techniques have assisted materials science studies especially for non-ambient environments.

This book contains the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute entitled "e;Characterization of Crystal Growth Defects by X-ray Methods' held in the University of Durham, England from 29th August to 10th September 1979.

This is a collection of papers presented at the 13th International Conference on Aluminum Alloys (ICAA-13), the premier global conference for exchanging emerging knowledge on the structure and properties of aluminum materials.

In this book, a precise treatment of the experimental characterization of advanced composite materials using Digital Image Correlation (DIC) is presented.

The papers in this volume represent a considerable cross-section of the field of fracture mechanics, a testimony to the breadth of interest that Mel and Max Williams' friends share with them.

In an attempt to meet the demand for new ultra-high strength materials, the processing of novel material configurations with unique microstructure is being explored in systems which are further and further from equilibrium.

Quantum well devices have been the objects of intensive research during the last two decades.

This book introduces a trans-scale framework necessary for the physical understanding of breakdown behaviors and presents some new paradigm to clarify the mechanisms underlying the trans-scale processes.

The Microsystems Series has as its goal the creation of an outstanding set of textbooks, references, and monographs on subjects that span the broad field of microsystems.