Enthalpies in Alloys Miedema's Semi-empirical Model

Familiarizes the reader with physicist Andries Miedema's semi- empirical model and its applications. Rather than providing a detailed analysis of the underlying concepts, the author provides tools for making estimates of desired quantities and even extending the model to previously unaddressed problems, with reference to tables provided in the appendix. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR