Mass Metrology The Newly Defined Kilogram /

• Main Author: Gupta, S. V. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science, 155
• Subjects: Physical measurements.; Measurement .; Materials science.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

This second edition of Mass Metrology: The Newly Defined Kilogram has been thoroughly revised to reflect the recent redefinition of the kilogram in terms of Planck's constant. The necessity of defining the kilogram in terms of physical constants was already underscored in the first edition. How...

Table of Contents:

• Units of Mass and Standards of Mass
• Two-Pan Equal-Arm Balances
• Single-Pan Mechanical Balances
• Electronic Balances and Effect of Gravity
• Strain Gauge Load Cells
• Various Types of Transducers for Weighing
• Testing of Electronic Balances
• Air Density and Buoyancy Correction
• Weight Standards of Mass
• Group Weighing Method
• Nanotechnology for Detection of Small Mass Difference
• Redefining the Unit of Mass.