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Springer Handbook of Metrology and Testing

  • Offers advanced methods for materials measurement and characterization from the macroscopic to the nanometer scale
  • Special emphasis on test procedures
  • Includes extensive references to primary data sources
  • Delivers a wealth of up-to-date references
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXXII
  2. Fundamentals of Metrology and Testing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-141
    2. Introduction to Metrology and Testing

      • Horst Czichos
      Pages 3-22
    3. Metrology Principles and Organization

      • Andrew Wallard
      Pages 23-37
    4. Quality in Measurement and Testing

      • Michael H. Ramsey, Stephen L.R. Ellison, Horst Czichos, Werner Hässelbarth, Hanspeter Ischi, Wolfhard Wegscheider et al.
      Pages 39-141
  3. Chemical and Microstructural Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-335
    2. Analytical Chemistry

      • Willie E. May, Richard R. Cavanagh, Gregory C. Turk, Michael Winchester, John Travis, Melody V. Smith et al.
      Pages 145-203
    3. Nanoscopic Architecture and Microstructure

      • Koji Maeda, Hiroshi Mizubayashi
      Pages 205-279
    4. Surface and Interface Characterization

      • Martin Seah, Leonardo De Chiffre
      Pages 281-335
  4. Materials Properties Measurement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 337-663
    2. Mechanical Properties

      • Sheldon M. Wiederhorn, Richard J. Fields, Samuel Low, Gun-Woong Bahng, Alois Wehrstedt, Junhee Hahn et al.
      Pages 339-452
    3. Thermal Properties

      • Wolfgang Buck, Steffen Rudtsch
      Pages 453-483
    4. Electrical Properties

      • Bernd Schumacher, Heinz-Gunter Bach, Petra Spitzer, Jan Obrzut, Steffen Seitz
      Pages 485-540
    5. Magnetic Properties

      • Joachim Wecker, Günther Bayreuther, Gunnar Ross, Roland Grössinger
      Pages 541-586
    6. Optical Properties

      • Tadashi Itoh, Tsutomu Araki, Masaaki Ashida, Tetsuo Iwata, Kiyofumi Muro, Noboru Yamada
      Pages 587-663
  5. Materials Performance Testing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 665-972
    2. Corrosion

      • Bernd Isecke, Michael Schütze, Hans-Henning Strehblow
      Pages 667-741
    3. Friction and Wear

      • Ian Hutchings, Mark Gee, Erich Santner
      Pages 743-768
    4. Biogenic Impact on Materials

      • Ina Stephan, Peter D. Askew, Anna A. Gorbushina, Manfred Grinda, Horst Hertel, Wolfgang E. Krumbein et al.
      Pages 769-844
    5. Material–Environment Interactions

      • Franz-Georg Simon, Oliver Jann, Ulf Wickström, Anja Geburtig, Peter Trubiroha, Volker Wachtendorf
      Pages 845-886

About this book

This Springer Handbook of Metrology and Testing presents the principles of Metrology – the science of measurement – and the methods and techniques of Testing – determining the characteristics of a given product – as they apply to chemical and microstructural analysis, and to the measurement and testing of materials properties and performance, including modelling and simulation.

The principal motivation for this Handbook stems from the increasing demands of technology for measurement results that can be used globally. Measurements within a local laboratory or manufacturing facility must be able to be reproduced accurately anywhere in the world.

The book integrates knowledge from basic sciences and engineering disciplines, compiled by experts from internationally known metrology and testing institutions, and academe, as well as from industry, and conformity-assessment and accreditation bodies.

The Commission of the European Union has expressed this as there is no science without measurements, no quality without testing, and no global markets without standards.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Horst Czichos

  • National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Japan

    Tetsuya Saito

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, USA

    Leslie Smith

About the editors

Dr. Horst Czichos has been President of BAM, the German Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (1992-2002) and President of EUROLAB, the European Federation of National Associations of Measurement, Testing and Analytical Laboratories (1999-2003). He holds degrees in precision engineering, physics and materials science from the Free University and the Technical University of Berlin, and obtained a Dr. h.c. from KU Leuven University for his research work in tribology. He is currently Professor of Mechatronics at the University of Applied Sciences, BHT Berlin, and received 2007 the Beuth Award for achievement in engineering education.

Dr. Saito is currently Senior Adviser Emeritus at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and has served as Chair of ISO/TC164 (Mechanical Testing of Metals) for nine years. He received his Dr.-Eng from the University of Tokyo in 1978 and since has held various positions at the National Research Institute forMetals, including Director of Materials Evaluation Division and Deputy Director-General of the Institute.

After retirement from his position as Director of the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Dr. Leslie Smith is a Research Associate at NIST. He received B.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Case Institute of Technology and the Catholic University of America in physical-organic chemistry and conducted research primarily on the adsorption of polymers and the degradation of polyesters.

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