Thermodynamics of Materials
"Thermodynamics of Materials" introduces the basic underlying principles of thermodynamics as well as their applicability to the behavior of all classes of materials, while providing an integrated approach from macro- (or classical) thermodynamics to meso
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Qing Jiang Zi Wen
Thermodynamics of Materials
With 91 figures
Authors: Prof. Qing Jiang Department of Materials and Engineering Jilin University Changchun 130022, P.R. China E-mail: [email protected]
Prof. Zi Wen Department of Materials and Engineering Jilin University Changchun 130022, P.R. China E-mail: [email protected]
ISBN 978-7-04-029610-5 Higher Education Press, Beijing ISBN 978-3-642-14717-3 ISBN 978-3-642-14718-0 (eBook) Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010931506 c Higher Education Press, Beijing and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: Frido Steinen-Broo, EStudio Calamar, Spain Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science + Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
As a classic theory dealing with energy and its transitions in matter, thermodynamics has always been a valuable theoretical tool, providing useful insights into all fields of science and technology since the 19th century. In this book, the basic underlying principles of thermodynamics are introduced concisely and their applicability to the behavior of all classes of materials, such as metals and alloys, ceramics, semiconductors, and polymers, is illustrated in detail. The book accentuates more physical thermodynamics and statistical physics closely tied to computer simulation results, which could deepen our present understanding of material’s properties on a physical basis. This book acts also as an authored advanced text, including authors’ findings on the new topics of nanothermodynamics or the size effect of thermodynamic functions. Thus, the book intends to provide an integrated approach to macro(or classical), meso- and nano-, and microscopic (or statistical) thermodynamics within the framework of materials science, which helps us to see a natural connection between the molecular and nanometer level properties of systems and their collective properties on macroscopic scales, benefiting our current understanding of nanoscience and nanotechnology in 21st century. Since nanothermodynamics has only been recently developed, we emphasize the close relationship between the text and the new literature on this subject. This b
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