This two volume set (formerly Methods in Materials Research) provides comprehensive up-to-date coverage of standard to cutting-edge materials characterization techniques, including computational and theoretical methods as well as crystallography, mechanical testing, thermal analysis, optical imaging, spectroscopy, and more. The panoply of methods presented in Characterization of Materials makes this reference work widely applicable in the diverse field of materials research, regardless of discipline or ultimate application.

From the Preface: “...[W]e have chosen a less intuitive taxonomy by arranging the content according to the type of measurement `probe' upon which a method relies...First among our objectives is to help the researcher discriminate among alternative measurement modalities that may apply to the property under study. The field of possibilities is often very wide, and although excellent texts treating each possible method in great detail exist, identifying the most appropriate method before delving deeply into any one seems the most efficient approach...”

Target Audience: Materials researchers, engineers, educators, and upper-level students.

Brief Table of Contents:

Volume 1:

Common Concepts

Computation and Theoretical Methods

Mechanical Testing

Thermal Analysis

Electrical and Electronic Measurements

Magnetism and Magnetic Measurements

Electrochemical Techniques

Volume 2:

Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy

Resonance Methods

X-Ray Techniques

Electron Techniques

Ion-Beam Techniques

Neutron Techniques

Index