Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Microstructure Modelling

This course text provides a practical hands-on introduction to the essentials of kinetics, thermodynamics and microstructure modelling of materials. It provides concise practical descriptions of kinetics and microstructure modelling, condensing the essential information into an engaging and accessible text. Class tested by graduate students, the book includes worked examples throughout and is supplemented with phase diagram calculation software to aid learning. This book is ideal as a practical course for final year undergraduates and masters students in materials science and engineering, and is a core text for courses on thermodynamics, phase diagrams, kinetics and microstructure modelling.

Key features

• Covers the essentials of kinetics, thermodynamics and microstructure modelling of materials in a concise text for advanced students

• Quantifies how key microstructural features can evolve over time and explains why this is important

• Defines the main energetic contributions, both physically and mathematically, and explains how they can be used to calculate equilibrium phase diagrams

• Includes worked examples throughout

• Supplemented by phase diagram calculation software to aid learning