Springer Handbook of Materials Measurement Methods

This Handbook compiles advanced methods for materials measurement and characterization from the macroscopic to the nano-scale. Materials professionals need not only handbooks of materials data but clear guidelines and standards for how to measure the full spectrum of materials characteristics of new materials ans systems. Since materials science forms a bridge between the more traditonal fields of physics, engineering, and chemistry, unifying the varying perspectives and covering the full gamut of properties also serves a useful purpose. This handbook is the first dedicated to these practical and important considerations.

Table of Contents:
In a general context, materials measurements denote techniques to distinguish qualitatively and to determine quantitatively characteristics of materials, the substances constituting the physical matter of products, components, and technical systems. Part A: The Materials Measurement System Part A describes the basic elements of metrology, the system which allows measurements made in different laboratories to be confidently compared. The process of making reliable measurements is analyzed along with methods for estimating the uncertainty of measurements. Finally, the various ways of organizing materials are presented and the materials measurement system is outlined. Chap. 1 Measurement Principles and Structures Chap. 2 Measurement Strategy and Quality Chap. 3 Materials and their Characteristics: Overview Part B: Measurement Methods for Composition and Structure Part B presents methods for the analysis of material composition and structure. Structure here includes both atomic and molecular arrangements and also microstructure and defect structures over larger scales. Chap. 4 Chemical Composition Chap. 5 Nanoscopic Architecture and Microstructure Chap. 6 Surface and Interface Characterisation Part C: Measurement Methods for Materials Properties Part C evaluates the methods of measuring the fundamental properties of materials. In addition to all aspects of mechanical properties, the methods of characterizing the thermal, electrical, magnetic and optical properties of materials important to their practical applications are described. Chap. 7 Mechanical Properties Chap. 8 Thermal Properties Chap. 9 Electrical Properties Chap. 10 Magnetic Properties Chap. 11 Optical Properties Part D: Measurement Methods for Materials Performance Part D cores the testing of material performance in application conditions. This includes measurement of corrosion, friction and wear as well as biogenic impact on materials and more specific materials environment interactions. Evaluation of material performance and condition monitoring by nondestructive techniques and embedded sensors is also considered. Finally, experimental, deterministic and probabilistic methods for the characterization of safety and reliability are outlined. Chap. 12 Corrosion Chap. 13 Friction and Wear Chap. 14 Biogenic Impact on Materials Chap. 15 Materials--Environment Interactions Chap. 16 Performance Control and Condition Monitoring Part E: Modelling and Simulation Methods Part E presents important modelling and simulation methods that underline measurement procedures that rely on mathematical models to interpret complex experiments or to estimate properties that cannot be measured directly. Chap. 17 Molecular Dynamics Chap. 18 Continuum Constitutive Modelling Chap. 19 Finite Element and Finite Difference Methods Chap. 20 CALPHAD Methods Chap. 21 Phase Field Chap. 22 Monte Carlo Simulation Appendix: International Standards of Materials Measurement Methods About the Authors Subject Index

About the Author :
Dr. Horst Czichos is Professor of Mechatronics at the University of Applied Sciences, Berlin, Germany. He graduated with a degree in Precision Engineering and worked as a design engineer in the optical industry. He holds Dipl.-Phys. and Dr.-Ing (Materials Science) degrees from the Free and Technical Universities of Berlin and a Dr. h.c. from KU Leuven. He was President of the German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) from 1992 to 2002 and President of the European Federation of National Associations of Measurement, Testing and Analytical Laboratories, EUROLAB (1999 -- 2003), and is now its Delegate for the International Affiliates. Dr. Saito is currently Senior Adviser Emeritus at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and Chairman of ISO/TC164 (Mechanical Testing of Metals). He received his Dr.-Eng from the University of Tokyo in 1978 and since has held various positions at the National Research Institute for Metals, including Director of Materials Evaluation Division and Deputy Director-General of the Institute. After retirement from his position as Director of the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Dr. Leslie Smith is a Research Associate at NIST. He received B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Case Institute of Technology and the Catholic University of America in physical-organic chemistry and conducted research primarily on the adsorption of polymers and the degradation of polyesters.

Review :
Aus den Rezensionen: "Das Springer Handbuch ! umfasst fortschrittliche Methoden der Charakterisierung von Materialien vom makroskopischen Bereich bis zur Nano-Ebene. ! Dieses Buch ist das erste von dieser Art mit seinen praktischen und wichtigen Betrachtungen. ! Das Buch ist von drei international namhaften Personlichkeiten aus nationalen Materialforschungs- und Prufinstituten von Deutschland, Japan und USA editiert worden. Insgesamt 105 Experten haben als Autoren dazu beigetragen !" (H. Klingelhoffer, in: Materials and Corrosion, 2008, Vol. 59, Issue 1, S. 59 f.)