PERGAMON MATERIALS SERIES SERIES EDITOR: R.W. CAHN THE COMING OF MATERIALS SCIENCE R W CAHN Pergamon
PERGAMON MATERIALS SERIES Series Editor: Robert w. cahn FRs Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cam Cambridge, UK Vol. 1 CALPHAD by N. Saunders and A. P Miodownik Vol. 2 Non-Equilibrium Processing of Materials edited by C. Suryanarayana Vol 3 Wettability at High Temperatures by n. Eustathopoulos, M, G. Nicholas Vol 4 Structural Biological Materials edited by M. Elices Vol 5 The Coming of Materials Science by R. w. Cahn Vol. 6 Multinuclear Solid State NMR of Inorganic Materials by K.J. D. Mackenzie and M. E Smith Vol. 7 Underneath the Bragg Peaks: Structural Analysis of Complex Materials by T. Egami and S. L.J. Billinge Vol 8 Thermally Activated Mechanisms in Crystal Plasticity by D. Caillard and J -. Martin A selection of forthcoming titles in this series Phase Transformations in Titanium- and Zirconium-Based Alloys by S. Banerjee and P Mukhopadhyay ucleation by A. L. Greer and k. F. Kelton Non-Equilibrium Solidification of Metastable Materials from Undercooled Melts by D. M. Herlach and B. Wei The Local Chemical Analysis of Materials by J - W. Martin Synthesis of Metal Extractants by C K. Gupta
PERGAMON MATERIALS SERIES Series Editor: Robert W. Cahn vRs Department of Materials Science Cambridge, UK and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Vol. 3 Vol. 4 Vol. 5 Vol. 6 Vol. 7 Vol. 8 CALPHAD by N. Saunders and A. P. Miodownik Non-Equilibrium Processing of Materials edited by C. Suryanarayana Wettability at High Temperatures by N. Eustathopoulos, M. G. Nicholas and B. Drevet Structural Biological Materials edited by M. Elices The Coming of Materials Science by R. W. Cahn Multinuclear Solid State NMR of Inorganic Materials by K. J. D. Mackenzie and M. E. Smith Underneath the Bragg Peaks: Structural Analysis of Complex Materials by T. Egami and S. L. J. Billinge Thermally Activated Mechanisms in Crystal Plasticity by D. Caillard and J.-L. Martin A selection of forthcoming titles in this series." Phase Transformations in Titanium- and Zirconium-Based Alloys by S. Banerjee and P. Mukhopadhyay Nucleation by A. L. Greer and K. F. Kelton Non-Equilibrium Solidification of Metastable Materials from Undercooled Melts by D. M. Herlach and B. Wei The Local Chemical Analysis of Materials by J.-W. Martin Synthesis of Metal Extractants by C. K. Gupta
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This book is dedicated to the memory of Professor DANIEL HANSON (1892-1953) of Birmingham University who played a major role in modernising the teaching of Metallurgy and thereby helped clear the ground for the emergence of Materials Science
This book is dedicated to the memory of Professor DANIEL HANSON (1892-1953) of Birmingham University who played a major role in modernising the teaching of Metallurgy and thereby helped clear the ground for the emergence of Materials Science