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COMMON CONCEPTS.
Common Concepts in Materials Characterization, Introduction.
General Vacuum Techniques.
Mass and Density Measurements.
Thermometry.
Symmetry in Crystallography.
Particle Scattering.
Sample Preparation for Metallography.
COMPUTATION AND THEORETICAL METHODS.
Computation and Theoretical Methods, Introduction.
Introduction to Computation.
Summary of Electronic Structure Methods.
Prediction of Phase Diagrams.
Simulation of Microstructural Evolution Using the Field Method.
Bonding in Metals.
Binary and Multicomponent Diffusion.
Molecular-Dynamics Simulation of Surface Phenomena.
Simulation of Chemical Vapor Deposition Processes.
Magnetism in Alloys.
Kinematic Diffraction of x-rays.
Dynamical Diffraction.
Computation of Diffuse Intensities in Alloys.
MECHANICAL TESTING.
Mechanical Testing, Introduction.
Tension Testing.
High-Strain-Rate Testing of Materials.
Fracture Toughness Testing Methods.
Hardness Testing.
Tribological and Wear Testing.
THERMAL ANALYSIS.
Thermal Analysis, Introduction.
Thermal Analysis - Definitions, Codes of Practice, and Nomenclature.
Thermogravimetric Analysis.
Differential Thermal Analysis and Differential Scanning Calorimetry.
Combustion Calorimetry.
Thermal Diffusivity by the Laser Flash Technique.
Simultaneous Techniques Including Analysis of Gaseous Products.
ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC MEASUREMENT.
Electrical and Electronic Measurement, Introduction.
Conductivity Measurement.
Hall Effect in Semiconductors.
Deep-Level Transient Spectroscopy.
MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MEASUREMENT.
Magnetism and Magnetic Measurement, Introduction.
Generation and Measurement of Magnetic Fields.
Magnetic Moment and Magnetization.
Theory of Magnetic Phase Transitions.
Magnetometry.
ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES.
Electrochemical Techniques, Introduction.
Cyclic Voltammetry.
Electrochemical Techniques for Corrosion Quantification.
Semiconductor Electrochemistry.
OPTICAL IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY.
Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy, Introduction.
Optical Microscopy.
Reflected-Light Optical Microscopy.
Photoluminescence Spectroscopy.
RESONANCE METHODS.
Resonance Methods, Introduction.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance.
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.
X-RAY TECHNIQUES.
x-ray Techniques, Introduction.
x-ray Powder Diffraction.
XAFS Spectroscopy.
x-ray and Neutron Diffuse Scattering Measurements.
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ELECTRON TECHNIQUES.
Electron Techniques, Introduction.
Scanning Electron Microscopy.
Transmission Electron Microscopy.
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy: Z-Contrast Imaging.
ION-BEAM TECHNIQUES.
Ion-Beam Techniques, Introduction.
High Energy Ion-Beam Analysis.
Elastic Ion Scattering for Composition Analysis.
Nuclear Reaction Analysis and Proton-Induced Gamma Ray Emission.
NEUTRON TECHNIQUES.
Neutron Techniques, Introduction.
Neutron Powder Diffraction.
Single-Crystal Neutron Diffraction.
Appendices.
Index.