Systematic Materials Analysis : Materials Science and Technology, Vol. 3

Systematic Materials Analysis, Volume III presents brief discussions on a broad range of instrumental methods and approaches that will yield the desired information about a given material. The book discusses the selection of analytical methods on the bases of specimen limitations and information desired. The chapters on specific instruments briefly outline the theories of operation and describe the capability of the methods for qualitative and quantitative measurements of chemical composition, structure, and texture (as applicable). The commercial instruments and techniques discussed include arc, spark, laser, plasmas, flame photometry, gas analysis techniques, combustion methods, gas chromatography, and ion-scattering spectrometry. The Mossbauer spectrometry; optical microscopy; x-ray diffraction; x-ray fluorescence; and absorption spectrometry are also encompassed. Materials analyst, materials scientist, chemists, and engineers will find the book invaluable. Content: MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v List of Contributors , Page xi Preface , Pages xiii-xiv Acknowledgments , Page xv Contents of Other Volumes , Pages xvii-xix CHAPTER 20 - Computer–Instrument Interfacing , Pages 1-22 , Charles L. Wilkins, Charles E. Klopfenstein CHAPTER 21 - Emission Spectrometry: Arc, Spark, Laser, and Plasmas , Pages 23-83 , Ramon M. Barnes CHAPTER 22 - Flame Photometry , Pages 85-123 , Juan Ramírez-Muñoz CHAPTER 23 - Gas Analysis Techniques and Combustion Methods , Pages 125-158 , R.V. Peterson CHAPTER 24 - Gas Chromatography , Pages 159-227 , Gerald R. Shoemake CHAPTER 25 - Ion-Scattering Spectrometry for Surface Analysis , Pages 229-240 , Robert S. Carbonaro CHAPTER 26 - Mössbauer Spectrometry , Pages 241-267 , P.A. Pella CHAPTER 27 - Optical Microscopy , Pages 269-298 , J.H. Richardson CHAPTER 28 - X-Ray Diffraction , Pages 299-331 , G.M. Wolfen CHAPTER 29 - X-Ray Fluorescence and Absorption Spectrometry , Pages 333-367 , N. Spielberg Author Index , Pages 369-379 Subject Index , Pages 380-385 Systematic Materials Analysis, Volume II presents a broad range of instrumental methods and approaches that will yield the desired information about a given material. This book serves as a guide for the purchase of new instrumentation. Organized into nine chapters, this volume starts with an overview of the analytical methods on the bases of specimen limitations and information desired by using flow charts encompassing the various instruments. This book then proceeds with a discussion of the specific instruments that outline the theories of operation. Other chapters consider the capability of the methods for quantitative and qualitative measurements of structure, texture, and chemical composition. This text discusses as well the selectivity and sensitivity of each method. The final chapter deals with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and provides a listing of known manufacturers of commercial ESCA (Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis) instrumentation. Materials analysts, laboratory administrator, biological scientists, engineers, and researchers will find this book extremely useful. Systematic Materials Analysis focuses on the broad range of instrumental methods that brings new approaches to materials analysts to yield the desired information about a given material. This book explores the specific instruments that briefly outline the theories of operation. Organized into ten chapters, this volume starts with an overview of the analytical methods on the bases of specimen limitations and information desired, and then examines the use of flow charts encompassing the various instruments. This text then discusses the use of the charts, which present a complete listing of analytical instrumentation arranged so as to enable the selection of the best method for a given analytical task. Other chapters outline the theories of operation and describe the capability of the methods for quantitative and qualitative measurements of chemical composition, texture, and structure as applicable. This book is a valuable resource for materials analysts, engineers, biological scientists, laboratory administrators, and researchers.