Chemical Thermodynamics in Materials Science From Basics to Practical Applications /

• Main Authors: Matsushita, Taishi (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Mukai, Kusuhiro (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Metals.; Physical chemistry.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Structural materials.; Metallic Materials.; Physical Chemistry.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Structural Materials.

This textbook covers chemical thermodynamics in materials science from basic to advanced level, especially for iron and steel making processes. To improve a process by applying knowledge of thermodynamics or to assess the calculation results of thermodynamic software, an accurate and systematic unde...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Symbols and glossary
• The first law of thermodynamics
• Enthalpy, H
• The second law of thermodynamics
• Entropy, S
• Equilibrium conditions
• Chemical potential and activity
• Partial molar quantities and excess quantities
• Gibbs energy change,∆G,and standard Gibbs energy change,∆G○
• Introduction to computational thermodynamics
• Books, databases, and software
• Thermodynamic data.