Intermetallic Compounds, Crystal Structures of

J. H. Westbrook (Edited by), JH Westbrook (Author), R. L. Fleischer (Edited by)

9780471608806, Wiley

Paperback / softback, published 20 April 2000

320 pages
24.6 x 18.8 x 1.6 cm, 0.624 kg

An intermetallic compound is one consisting of two or more metallic elements present in definite proportions in alloy. They are used in a wide range of industries such as semiconductors and the aerospace industry. Thousands of tons of the nickel aluminum alloy are used worldwide every year.

Contributors

Preface to the 1995 Edition

Preface to Reprint Volumes

Acronyms

Crystal Structure Nomenclature

1 Factors Governing Crystal Structures

Pierre Villars

2 Close-Packed Structures

Jurgen Hauck and Klaus Mika

3 Body-Centered Cubic Derivative Structures

Erwin E. Hellner and Roland Schwarz

4 Wurtzite and Sphalerite Structures

Erwin Parthe

5 Atomic Environments in Some Related Intermetallic StructureTypes

Jo L. C. Daams

6 Some Important Structures of Fixed Stoichiometry

Michael V. Nevitt and Carl C. Koch

7 Topologically Close-Packed Structures

Evgen I. Gladyshevskii and Oksana Bodak

8 Structure Mapping

David G. Pettifor

9 Magnetic Structures

Walter L. Roth

10 Quasicrystals and Related Structures

Kenneth F. Kelton

Index

Contents of 1995 edition

Subject Areas: Mechanical engineering & materials [TG]