MAX phases : properties of machinable ternary carbides and nitrides /

• Main Author: Barsoum, M. W.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, [2013]
• Subjects: Carbides > Properties.; Nitrides > Properties.; Phase rule and equilibrium.; Transition metal carbides.; Transition metal nitrides.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Metallurgy.; Electronic books.

In this comprehensive yet compact monograph, Michel Barsoum, one of the pioneers in the field and the leading figure in MAX phase research, summarizes and explains, from both an experimental and a theoretical viewpoint, all the features that are necessary to understand and apply these new materials....

Table of Contents:

• Structure, Bonding, and Defects
• Elastic Properties, Raman and Infrared Spectroscopy
• Thermal Properties
• Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Properties
• Oxidation and Reactivity with Other Gases
• Chemical Reactivity
• Dislocations, Kinking Nonlinear Elasticity, and Damping
• Mechanical Properties: Ambient Temperature
• Mechanical Properties: High Temperatures
• Epilogue.