Materials Kinetics

Transport and Rate Phenomena

John C. Mauro (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

700 Seiten

2026 | 2nd edition
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division (Verlag)
978-0-443-30174-2 (ISBN)

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Materials Kinetics: Transport and Rate Phenomena, Second Edition introduces readers to the essential principles that govern kinetic processes in materials science. By bridging foundational concepts with advanced computational methods, this book shows how physical-chemical laws drive phenomena such as diffusion and viscosity. Readers learn how these fundamental mechanisms shape the design and performance of materials, gaining insights applicable to metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. The text emphasizes the practical relevance of kinetics, equipping students and professionals with the skills needed to analyze and solve real-world materials design challenges.

Beyond its comprehensive coverage of thermodynamics, Fick’s law, and phase separation kinetics, the book explores topics such as molecular dynamics, energy landscapes, and Monte Carlo simulation. New chapters delve into sintering, topological constraint theory, ab initio molecular dynamics, and both thermal and electrical conduction. Updated content includes expanded examples of multicomponent diffusion, grain boundary modeling, and applications of phase-field and diffuse interface theories.

Dr. John C. Mauro is Professor and Associate Head for Graduate Education in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University. John earned a BS in Glass Engineering Science (2001), BA in Computer Science (2001), and PhD in Glass Science (2006), all from Alfred University. He joined Corning Incorporated in 1999 and served in multiple roles there, including Senior Research Manager of the Glass Research department. John holds more than 50 granted US patents and is the inventor or co-inventor of several new glasses for Corning, including Corning Gorilla® Glass products. John joined the faculty at Penn State in 2017 and is currently a world-recognized leader in fundamental and applied glass science, materials kinetics, computational and condensed matter physics, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and the topology of disordered networks. He is the author of over 280 peer-reviewed publications, Editor of the Journal of the American Ceramic Society, winner of numerous international awards, and a Fellow of the American Ceramic Society and the Society of Glass Technology. John is also co-author of Fundamentals of Inorganic Glasses, 3rd ed., Elsevier (2019).

1. Thermodynamics vs. Kinetics
2. Irreversible Thermodynamics
3. Fick’s Laws of Diffusion
4. Analytical Solutions of the Diffusion Equation
5. Multicomponent Diffusion
6. Numerical Solutions of the Diffusion Equation
7. Atomic Models for Diffusion
8. Diffusion in Crystals
9. Diffusion in Polycrystalline Materials
10. Motion of Dislocations and Interfaces
11. Morphological Evolution in Polycrystalline Materials
12. Sintering
13. Diffusion in Polymers and Glasses
14. Kinetics of Phase Separation
15. Nucleation and Crystallization
16. Advanced Nucleation Theories
17. Viscosity of Liquids
18. Nonequilibrium Viscosity and the Glass Transition
19. Topological Constraint Theory
20. Energy Landscapes
21. Broken Ergodicity
22. Master Equations
23. Relaxation of Glasses and Polymers
24. Molecular Dynamics
25. Monte Carlo Techniques
26. Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics
27. Fluctuations in Condensed Matter
28. Chemical Reaction Kinetics
29. Thermal Conduction
30. Electrical Conduction

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.1.2026
Verlagsort	Philadelphia
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	450 g
Themenwelt	Technik ► Maschinenbau
ISBN-10	0-443-30174-3 / 0443301743
ISBN-13	978-0-443-30174-2 / 9780443301742
Zustand	Neuware