This work is a classic reference text for metallurgists, material scientists and crystallographers. The first edition was published in 1965. The first part of that edition was revised and re-published in 1975 and again in 1981. The present two-part set represents the eagerly awaited full revision by the author of his seminal work, now published as Parts I and II.
Professor Christian was one of the founding fathers of materials science and highly respected worldwide. The new edition of his book deserves a place on the bookshelf of every materials science and engineering department.
Suitable thermal and mechanical treatments will produce extensive rearrangements of the atoms in metals and alloys, and corresponding marked variations in physical and chemical properties. This book describes how such changes in the atomic configuration are effected, and discusses the associated kinetic and crystallographic features. It deals with areas such as lattice geometry, point defects, dislocations, stacking faults, grain and interphase boundaries, solid solutions, diffusion, etc. The first part covers the general theory while the second part is concerned with descriptions of specific types of transformations.
1. Chapter 1: General Introduction 2. Chapter 2: Formal Geometry of Crystal Lattices 3. Chapter 3: The Theory of Reaction Rates 4. Chapter 4: The Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes 5. Chapter 5: The Structure of Real Metals 6. Chapter 6: Solid Solutions 7. Chapter 7: The Theory of Dislocations 8. 28 INTRODUCTION: EDGE AND SCREW DISLOCATIONS 9. 29 GEOMETRICAL PROPERTIES OF DISLOCATIONS 10. 30 DISLOCATIONS IN AN ELASTIC MEDIUM 11. 31 FORMATION AND PROPERTIES OF CRYSTAL DISLOCATIONS 12. 32 PARTIAL DISLOCATIONS, TWINNING DISLOCATIONS, AND TRANSFORMATION DISLOCATIONS 13. 33 THE STABLE DISLOCATIONS OF THE COMMON METALLIC STRUCTURES 14. 34 DISTRIBUTIONS OF DISLOCATIONS 15. Chapter 8: Polycrystalline Aggregates 16. Chapter 9: Diffusion in the Solid State 17. Chapter 10: The Classical Theory of Nucleation 18. Chapter 11: Theory of Thermally Activated Growth 19. Chapter 12: Formal Theory of Transformation Kinetics 20. Chapter 13: Growth From the Vapour Phase 21. Chapter 14: Solidification and Melting 22. 64 The Solidification Of Pure Metals 23. 65 Nucleation of the Liquid-Solid Change in Alloys 24. 66 The Growth of Crystals From the Melt 25. 67 Growth From a Liquid Alloy 26. 68 The Structure of Cast Ingots 27. 69 Melting 28. Chapter 15: Polymorphic Changes 29. Chapter 16: Precipitation from Supersaturated Solid Solution 30. Chapter 17: Eutectoidal Transformations 31. Chapter 18: Order–Disorder Transformations 32. Chapter 19: Recovery, Recrystallization and Grain Growth 33. Chapter 20: Deformation Twinning 34. 85 CRYSTALLOGRAPHY OF TWINNING 35. 86 OPERATIVE TWINNING MODES IN METALLIC STRUCTURES 36. 87 NUCLEATION AND GROWTH OK MECHANICAL TWINS 37. 88 EFFECTS OF EXTERNAL VARIABLES ON TWINNING 38. Chapter 21: Characteristics of Martensitic Transformations 39. Chapter 22: Crystallography of Martensitic Transformations 40. Chapter 23: Kinetics of Martensitic Transformations 41. Chapter 24: Rapid Solidification 42. Chapter 25: Bainite in Steels 43. Chapter 26: Shape Memory Alloys 44. Subject Index 45. Note on Symbols used for Physical Quantities 46. Index of Symbols 47. Author Index 48. Subject Index
This work is a classic reference text for metallurgists, material scientists and crystallographers. The first edition was published in 1965. The first part of that edition was revised and re-published in 1975 and again in 1981. The present two-part set represents the eagerly awaited full revision by the author of his seminal work, now published as Parts I and II.
Professor Christian was one of the founding fathers of materials science and highly respected worldwide. The new edition of his book deserves a place on the bookshelf of every materials science and engineering department.
Suitable thermal and mechanical treatments will produce extensive rearrangements of the atoms in metals and alloys, and corresponding marked variations in physical and chemical properties. This book describes how such changes in the atomic configuration are effected, and discusses the associated kinetic and crystallographic features. It deals with areas such as lattice geometry, point defects, dislocations, stacking faults, grain and interphase boundaries, solid solutions, diffusion, etc. The first part covers the general theory while the second part is concerned with descriptions of specific types of transformations.
1. Chapter 1: General Introduction 2. Chapter 2: Formal Geometry of Crystal Lattices 3. Chapter 3: The Theory of Reaction Rates 4. Chapter 4: The Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes 5. Chapter 5: The Structure of Real Metals 6. Chapter 6: Solid Solutions 7. Chapter 7: The Theory of Dislocations 8. 28 INTRODUCTION: EDGE AND SCREW DISLOCATIONS 9. 29 GEOMETRICAL PROPERTIES OF DISLOCATIONS 10. 30 DISLOCATIONS IN AN ELASTIC MEDIUM 11. 31 FORMATION AND PROPERTIES OF CRYSTAL DISLOCATIONS 12. 32 PARTIAL DISLOCATIONS, TWINNING DISLOCATIONS, AND TRANSFORMATION DISLOCATIONS 13. 33 THE STABLE DISLOCATIONS OF THE COMMON METALLIC STRUCTURES 14. 34 DISTRIBUTIONS OF DISLOCATIONS 15. Chapter 8: Polycrystalline Aggregates 16. Chapter 9: Diffusion in the Solid State 17. Chapter 10: The Classical Theory of Nucleation 18. Chapter 11: Theory of Thermally Activated Growth 19. Chapter 12: Formal Theory of Transformation Kinetics 20. Chapter 13: Growth From the Vapour Phase 21. Chapter 14: Solidification and Melting 22. 64 The Solidification Of Pure Metals 23. 65 Nucleation of the Liquid-Solid Change in Alloys 24. 66 The Growth of Crystals From the Melt 25. 67 Growth From a Liquid Alloy 26. 68 The Structure of Cast Ingots 27. 69 Melting 28. Chapter 15: Polymorphic Changes 29. Chapter 16: Precipitation from Supersaturated Solid Solution 30. Chapter 17: Eutectoidal Transformations 31. Chapter 18: Order–Disorder Transformations 32. Chapter 19: Recovery, Recrystallization and Grain Growth 33. Chapter 20: Deformation Twinning 34. 85 CRYSTALLOGRAPHY OF TWINNING 35. 86 OPERATIVE TWINNING MODES IN METALLIC STRUCTURES 36. 87 NUCLEATION AND GROWTH OK MECHANICAL TWINS 37. 88 EFFECTS OF EXTERNAL VARIABLES ON TWINNING 38. Chapter 21: Characteristics of Martensitic Transformations 39. Chapter 22: Crystallography of Martensitic Transformations 40. Chapter 23: Kinetics of Martensitic Transformations 41. Chapter 24: Rapid Solidification 42. Chapter 25: Bainite in Steels 43. Chapter 26: Shape Memory Alloys 44. Subject Index 45. Note on Symbols used for Physical Quantities 46. Index of Symbols 47. Author Index 48. Subject Index
