"A pedagogical gem…. Professor Readey replaces ‘black-box’ explanations with detailed, insightful derivations. A wealth of practical application examples and exercise problems complement the exhaustive coverage of kinetics for all material classes." –Prof. Rainer Hebert, University of Connecticut "Prof. Readey gives a grand tour of the kinetics of materials suitable for experimentalists and modellers…. In an easy-to-read and entertaining style, this book leads the reader to fundamental, model-based understanding of kinetic processes critical to development, fabrication and application of commercially-important soft (polymers, biomaterials), hard (ceramics, metals) and composite materials. It is a must-have for anyone who really wants to understand how to make materials and how they will behave in service." --Prof. Bill Lee, Imperial College London, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering "A much needed text filing the gap between an introductory course in materials science and advanced materials-specific kinetics courses. Ideal for the undergraduate interested in an in-depth study of kinetics in materials." –Prof. Mark E. Eberhart, Colorado School of Mines This book provides an in-depth introduction to the most important kinetic concepts in materials science, engineering, and processing. All types of materials are addressed, including metals, ceramics, polymers, electronic materials, biomaterials, and composites. The expert author with decades of teaching and practical experience gives a lively and accessible overview, explaining the principles that determine how long it takes to change material properties and make new and better materials. The chapters cover a broad range of topics extending from the heat treatment of steels, the processing of silicon integrated microchips, and the production of cement, to the movement of drugs through the human body. The author explicitly avoids "black box" equations, providing derivations with clear explanations.

Table of Contents:
Introduction to Kinetics Kinetics and Materials Science and Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Microstructure History of Materials Science and Engineering as a Discipline Impact of Materials Science and Engineering This Book Reaction Kinetics Introduction to Kinetic Processes in Materials Material Transport and Reaction Rates Dissolution of NaCl and Al2O3 Contrasting Diffusion and Reaction Control Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Reactions Homogeneous Reaction Rates Reaction Order Zero Order Reaction First Order Reaction Example of First Order Reaction: COCl2 Decomposition Radioactive Decay and Related Nuclear Reactions Radiocarbon Dating Importance of First Order Reactions in Materials More Complex Reactions Pseudo First Order Reactions Second Order Reactions Reactions that Reach Equilibrium Parallel Reactions Series Reactions Higher Order Reactions Complexity of Real Reactions: HI and H2O formation Appendix: Two Reactions in Series Temperature Dependence of the Reaction Rate Constant Arrhenius Equation: k = k0 exp(-Q/RT) Hindenburg Disaster Adiabatic Flame Temperature Combustion Synthesis Barometric Formula Boltzmann Distribution Activated State Catalysts: Pt, Ziegler-Natta Heterogeneous Reactions: Gas-Solid Passive Corrosion: SiO2 Active Corrosion: Si, Cr, SiC Materials Processes: Kroll Process, Siemens Process, Optical Fibers, and Halogen Lamps Chemical Vapor Deposition of Si: Deposition Processes and Epitaxy Deposition of Silicon from Trichlorosilane Active Gas Corrosion of Silicon Carbon-Carbon Composites: Chemical Vapor Infiltration and Shuttle Columbia Accident Halogen Lamps Common Phenomena: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Factors and Growth Rate Phase Transformations Thermodynamics of Surfaces and Its Effects Surface Energy: Origin and Importance Surface Reconstruction Typical Values Surface Energy and Curvature Curvature and Vapor Pressure Curvature and Solubility Curvature and Phase Stability Ostwald Ripening by Reaction Freezing Point Depression Specific Surface Area Wetting Interfacial Energies and Microstructure Interfacial Energies and Morphology Interfacial "Phases" Capillary Rise Surface Segregation Phase Transitions Thermodynamics Rates of Phase Transitions Transitions in One-Component Solids Transitions in Multi-Component Systems Qualitative: Nucleation and Growth and Spinodal Decomposition Quantitative: Nucleation and Growth Nucleation Rate Overall Rate of Phase Transformations: Johnson-Mehl-Avrami Equation Precipitation Crystallization of Polyethylene Heterogeneous Nucleation Appendix A: Kinetic Energy and Speed of Gas Molecules Appendix B: Boltzmann Distribution Appendix C: Maxwell-Boltzmann Speed Distribution Appendix D: Mean Molecular Speed in a Gas Appendix E: Exact Result for Molecular Surface Collision Rate Appendix F: Langmuir Adsorption Isotherm Diffusion in Ideal Systems Introduction to Diffusion The Diffusion Process Fick's First Law Values of Diffusion Coefficients: D = 1/3 λv, Gases, Solids, and Liquids Fick's Second Law: Conservation of Mass Solving Diffusion Problems: Boundary and Initial Conditions Infinite and Semi-Infinite Boundary Conditions Finite Boundary Conditions Steady-State versus Equilibrium Measurement of Diffusion Coefficients Appendix A: Fick's Second Law in Cylindrical Coordinates Appendix B: Fick's Second Law in Spherical Coordinates Atomistic Mechanisms of Diffusion in Solids and Gases Introduction: Magnitudes and T-Dependencies, Why Not Liquids? Energy Absorption by Atoms and Molecules and Gases and Solids Interstitial Diffusion in Solids Vacancy Diffusion in Solids Statistical Mechanics Approach: Vacancy "Concentrations" Regular Solution Approach Quasi-Chemical Approach: "Point Defect Chemistry" Point Defect Charges: Kröger-Vink Notation Intrinsic Point Defects in Compounds: Schottky Defects Implications of Vacancy Diffusion Intrinsic Vacancy Diffusion Surface and Grain Boundary Diffusion Reptation in Polymers Diffusion in Gases Mean Free Path in a Gas Gas Diffusion Coefficient Chapman-Enskog Equation Kundsen Diffusion Appendix A: Vibrational Frequency Appendix B: Vacancy Concentrations for Schottky Defects, NaCl, and Al2O3 Steady-State Diffusion Gas Diffusion through Solids Polymer Gas Separation Membranes Gas Diffusion through Metals Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates Hydrogen Diffusion in a Glass Laser Fusion Sphere Passive Oxidation of Silicon Review of Glass Structure and Properties: Glass Transition and Shuttle Challenger Accident CO2 Diffusion through a Biological Cell Wall CVD of Si from SiHCl3 by Diffusion CVD of Si with Both Reaction and Diffusion Evaporation of a Water Drop Dissolution of NaCl Dissolution of Spheroidized Cementite in Austenite Common Phenomena: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Factors and Growth Rate Ostwald Ripening by Diffusion Solutions to Fick's Second Law: Infinite and Semi-Infinite Boundary Conditions Goal and Caveats Solution with a Dimensionless Variable: x2 = 4 Dt Semi-Infinite BCs: Diffusion of B into Si and Error Functions Infinite BCs: Interdiffusion of Cu and Ni Constant Surface Concentration: B into Si Constant Surface Concentration: Decarburizing Transformer Steel General Solution Appendix A: Integrating e x2dx ∞ − −∞ ∫ Appendix B: Notes on the Error Function Finite Boundary Conditions Coring in a Cast Alloy Drying a Cast Polymer Sheet: C(x,0) = C0 sin (πx/L) Degassing Transformer Steel: C(x,0) = C0 Diffusion through a Polymer Membrane Equilibration by Diffusion in a Cell Interdiffusion of Finite Size Particles General Approximation: Dt/L2 ≅ 1 Diffusion in Non-Ideal Systems Generalized Diffusion: Fluxes and Forces Flux of Moving Particles Mobility and Forces: Stokes Law Particle Size Measurement by Settling Electrical Mobility Absolute Mobility and Diffusion Diffusion in Liquids: Stokes-Einstein Equation Ionic Conductivity: Nernst-Einstein Equation Non-Ideal Diffusion Processes Interdiffusion in Isomorphous Systems: Metals Intrinsic Diffusion Coefficient Kirkendall Effect Darken's Equations Interdiffusion in Isomorphous Systems: Ionic Compounds Non-Isomorphous Systems Free Energy Gradients and Geometries Oxidation of Metals Calcining: Linear Model Calcining: Jander Model Calcining: Braunstein Model Sintering Grain Growth Spinodal Decomposition Revisited