Microstructures of Irradiated Materials : Treatise on Materials Science and Technology, Vol. 7

Treatise on Materials Science and Technology, Volume 7: Microstructures of Irradiated Materials covers the effects of irradiation on the microstructures of solids. The book introduces basic concepts and terminology and discusses the physical effects of irradiation, those having to do with the physical displacement of atoms and the subsequent atom rearrangements that can occur either by momentum transfer or by diffusional phenomena. The text also describes the chemical effects of irradiation, including diffusion, phase changes, precipitation of solute atoms, transmutations, and combinations of these. Some of the complex situations encountered in some nuclear fuels and structural materials of practical concern are also encompassed. Metallurgists, metallurgical engineers, ceramists, materials scientists, and people interested in the nuclear field will find the book invaluable. Content: Insert Front Cover Page ii Front Matter Page iii Copyright page Page iv Preface Pages vii-viii H.S. ROSENBAUM Contents of Previous Volumes Pages ix-xii Chapter I - Introduction Pages 1-10 Chapter II - Microstructural Changes Resulting from the Displacement of Atoms Pages 11-101 Chapter III - Chemical Effects of Irradiation Pages 103-135 Chapter IV - Reactor Fuels and Structural Materials Pages 137-151 Chapter V - Overview Pages 153-155 Appendix 1 - Symbols and Units Pages 156-157 Appendix 2 - Important Quantities in Atomic Displacement Processes Pages 158-159 References Pages 160-168 Subject Index Pages 169-173