This book is intended for students who want to learn about the nature of solid substances and, especially, for beginning engineering students who are making their first serious contact with the structure and properties of real solids. It presents, clearly and logically, the chemical and physical principles on which the properties of materials depend.
Ch1. Matter and Energy.
Ch2. Atomic Structure.
Ch3. Chemical Bonding.
Ch4. Molecular Orbitals.
Ch5. Inorganic Compounds.
Ch6. Polymers.
Ch7. Organic Solids.
Ch8. Metals.
Ch9. Crystal Geometry.
Ch10. Structural Imperfections.
Ch11. Surfaces and Interfaces.
Ch12. Diffusion.
Ch13. Chemical Equilibrium and Reaction Rates.
Ch14. Electrochemical Reactions.
Ch15. Corrosion and Oxidation.
Ch16. Phase Diagrams.
Ch17. Phase Transformations.
Ch18. Structural and Property Changes.
Ch19. Elastic Behavior.
Ch20. Permanent Deformation.
Ch21. Mechanical Failure.
Ch22. Electrical Conduction in Solids.
Ch23. Semiconductors.
Ch24. Thermal Properties of Materials.
Ch25. Magnetic Behavior.
Ch26. Dielectric Materials.
Ch27. ChOptical Properties.