Fundamental Phenomena in the Materials Sciences : Volume 3: Surface Phenomena, Proceedings of the Third Symposium on Fundamental Phenomena in the Materials Sciences Held January 25–26, 1965, at Boston, Mass.

This volume explores in detail the four interrelated branches of the study of surface phenomena-surface thermodynamics, nucleation, diffusion, and fine-particles technology-providing an unusual and comprehensive body of knowledge that will be of interest and practical value to both materials researchers and practising engineers. The growing awareness-since the advent of the space age-among solid-state physicists, metallurgists, ceramists, chemical engineers, and mechanical engineers of the need for a broad interdisciplinary under­ standing of the fundamental phenomena common to all matedals has led in recent years to the development of a new field of scientific investigation, Materials Science. To help promote interest in and con­ tributions to this new technology, annual symposia on "Fundamental Phenomena in the Materials Sciences" have been organized by the Ilikon Corporation. The first symposium, reported in Volume 1 of this series, was held in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 1 and 2, 1963; sintering and plastic deformation were the main topics of discussion. The second meeting, also held in Boston, on January 27 and 28, 1964, was exclusively concerned with the general interdisciplinary problems related to surface phenomena, that is, all of those physical and chemical areas that are pertinent to the surface of a solid, or to the interface between a solid and a gas, a solid and a liquid, or a solid and a solid. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Some Aspects of Classical Surface Thermodynamics....Pages 1-36 Modern Theory of Fluid Surface Tension....Pages 37-42 Nucleation in Homogeneous Vapors....Pages 43-62 Nucleation Processes in Deposition onto Substrates....Pages 63-84 Nucleation and Condensation in Polymer Systems....Pages 85-110 Surface Self-Diffusion at High Temperatures....Pages 111-131 Self-Diffusion on Nearly Pure Metallic Surfaces....Pages 133-151 Defects Near Ionic Crystal Surfaces....Pages 153-170 Effect of Surfaces on Mechanical Behavior of Metals....Pages 171-193 Ultrafine Particles in the Gas Phase....Pages 195-222 Back Matter....Pages 223-230