This comprehensive and indepth work details stateoftheart intermetalliccompounds from mechanical properties and alloy development to processing andstructural ap... » 

This comprehensive and indepth work details stateoftheart intermetalliccompounds from mechanical properties and alloy development to processing andstructural applications. Emphasizing the role of processing in developingmicrostructures and optimizing mechanical behavior experts from a variety ofdisciplines detail environmental effects on mechanical propertiesespecially those caused by hydrogen and moisture enable appropriate selectionof materials for specific applications by comparing intermetallic behavior withthat of other hightemperature materials such as superalloys and compositeceramics describe powder and melt processing as well as the mechanicalworking of intermetallics offer insights into major developing intermetallicalloy systems with particular focus on aluminides and silicides examinecreep fatigue and fracture of intermetallic materials «