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Front Cover |
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Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides |
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Cpoyright Page |
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Table of Contents |
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Dedication |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Transition Metal Carbides and Nitrides |
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Chapter 1. General Properties, Preparation, and Characterization |
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I. Introduction |
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II. Survey of General Properties |
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III. Applications |
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IV. Preparation Techniques |
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V. The Problem of Characterization |
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References |
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Chapter 2. Crystal Chemistry |
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I. Introduction |
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II. Hägg Compounds |
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III. Non-Hägg-Like Phases |
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IV. Nowotny Octahedral Phases |
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References |
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Chapter 3. Phase Relationships |
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I. Introduction |
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II. Phase Diagrams of Carbides |
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III. Phase Diagrams of the Nitrides |
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IV. Ternary Systems |
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References |
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Chapter 4. Thermodynamics of Refractory Carbides and Nitrides |
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I. Introduction |
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II. Low-Temperature Heat Capacities |
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III. Standard State Entropies and Enthalpies at 298.15°K |
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IV. High-Temperature Thermodynamic Properties |
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V. Theoretical Treatments |
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References |
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Chapter 5. Mechanical Properties |
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I. Introduction |
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II. Elastic Behavior |
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III. Plastic Deformation |
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IV. Fracture and Ductile–Brittle Transition Temperature |
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V. Strengthening Mechanisms |
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VI. Microhardness |
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VII. Summary |
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References |
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Chapter 6. Electrical and Magnetic Properties |
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I. Introduction |
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II. Electrical Resistivities |
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III. Hall Coefficients |
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IV. Magnetic Susceptibilities |
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V. Electronic Specific Heat Coefficient |
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VI. Thermoelectric Power |
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VII. Thermal Conductivities |
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VIII. Soft X-Ray Emission |
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IX. Limitations of Electron Correlations, Fact or Fiction |
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X. General Observations |
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References |
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Chapter 7. Superconducting Properties |
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I. Introduction |
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II. Superconducting Critical Temperatures |
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III. Critical Magnetic Fields and Critical Currents |
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IV. Basic Mechanisms |
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V. Correlations |
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References |
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Chapter 8. Band Structure and Bonding in Carbides and Nitrides |
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I. Introduction |
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II. Strong Metal–Nonmetal Bonding Theories |
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III. Strong Metal–Metal Bonding Theories |
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IV. Strong Metal–Metal and Metal–Nonmetal Bonds |
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V. Comparison with Observed Physical Properties |
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References |
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Chapter 9. Postscript |
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I. Future Areas of Research and Critical Problems |
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References |
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Author Index |
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Subject Index |
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