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Thermodynamics of Microstructures
ASM International
ISBN electronic:
978-1-62708-357-7
Publication date:
2008
Book Chapter
Chapter 1: Introduction—An Overview of Microstructure in Materials
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Published:2008
Page range:
1 - 12
Abstract
This chapter explains the distinction between materials and matter through the concept of microstructure. It presents the history of matter science and the establishment of metallography. The chapter provides an overview of the progress of steel technology, progress in synthetic polymers and ceramics, and establishment and development of materials science.
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Introduction—An Overview of Microstructure in Materials, Thermodynamics of Microstructures, By Taiji Nishizawa, ASM International, 2008, p 1–12, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.tm.t52320001
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