Grain boundaries are a main feature of crystalline materials.
They play a key role in determining the properties of materials,
especially when grain size decreases and even more so with the
current improvements of processing tools and methods that allow us
to control various elements in a polycrystal.
This book presents the theoretical basis of the study of grain
boundaries and aims to open up new lines of research in this area.
The treatment is light on mathematical approaches while emphasizing
practical examples; the issues they raise are discussed with
reference to theories. The general approach of the book has two
main goals: to lead the reader from the concept of 'ideal' to
'real' grain boundaries;
to depart from established knowledge and address the opportunities
emerging through "grain boundary engineering," the control of
morphological and crystallographic features that affect material
properties.
The book is divided in three parts:
I 'From interganular order to disorder' deals with the concept of
the perfect grain boundary, at equilibrium, and questions the
maintenance of its crystalline state.
II 'From the ideal to the real grain boundary' deals with the
concept of the faulted grain boundary. It attempts to reveal the
influence of the grain boundary structure on its defects, their
formation and their accommodation.
III 'From free to constrained grain boundaries' is devoted to grain
boundary ensembles starting from the triple junction (the elemental
configuration) to real grain boundary networks in polycrystals
This part covers a new and topical development in the field. It
presents for the first time an avenue for researchers working on
macroscopic aspects, to approach the scale of description of grain
boundaries.
Audience: graduate students, researchers and engineers in
Materials Science and all those scientists pursuing grain boundary
engineering in order to improvematerials performance.
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