Grain Boundaries From Theory to Engineering /

• Main Author: Priester, Louisette (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science, 172
• Subjects: Materials science.; Physical chemistry.; Crystallography.; Nanotechnology.; Metals.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Materials Science.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.; Physical Chemistry.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Metallic Materials.

Grain boundaries are a main feature of crystalline materials. They play a key role in determining the properties of materials, especially when grain size decreases and even more so with the current improvements of  processing tools and methods that allow us to control various elements in a polycryst...