Computational Thermodynamics of Materials

Liu, Zi-Kui; Wang, Yi

ISBN 10: 0521198968 / ISBN 13: 9780521198967

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Computational Thermodynamics of Materials
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521198968
• ISBN 13: 9780521198967
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Like New
• Weight: 25 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science, Mathematics & Technology

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Synopsis

This unique and comprehensive introduction offers an unrivalled and in-depth understanding of the computational-based thermodynamic approach and how it can be used to guide the design of materials for robust performances, integrating basic fundamental concepts with experimental techniques and practical industrial applications, to provide readers with a thorough grounding in the subject. Topics covered range from the underlying thermodynamic principles, to the theory and methodology of thermodynamic data collecting, analysis, modeling, and verification, with details on free energy, phase equilibrium, phase diagrams, chemical reactions, and electrochemistry. In thermodynamic modelling, the authors focus on the CALPHAD method and first-principles calculations. They also provide guidance for use of YPHON, a mixed-space phonon code developed by the authors for polar materials based on the supercell approach. Including worked examples, case studies, and end-of-chapter problems, this is an essential resource for students, researchers, and practitioners in materials science.

About the Authors

Dr Zi-Kui Liu is a professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. He has been the Editor-in-Chief of the journal CALPHAD since 2001 and the President of CALPHAD, Inc. since 2013. Dr Liu is a Fellow and a member of the Board of Trustees of ASM International and was a member of the TMS Board of Directors. His awards include the ASM J. Willard Gibbs Phase Equilibria Award, the TMS Brimacombe Medalist Award, the ACers Spriggs Phase Equilibria Award, the Wilson Award for Excellence in Research from Pennsylvania State University, the Chang Jiang Chair Professorship from the Chinese Ministry of Education, and the Lee Hsun Lecture Award from the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Dr Yi Wang is a Senior Research Associate of Materials Science and Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. He works on method development and computerized simulation of materials properties, using knowledge from a range of disciplines, including condensed matter theory, quantum chemistry, thermodynamics, elastic/plastic mechanics, molecular dynamics, and all first-principles calculation-related subjects.