Table of contents : Front Matter....Pages I-XXXII Front Matter....Pages 1-141 Introduction to Metrology and Testing....Pages 3-22 Metrology Principles and Organization....Pages 23-37 Quality in Measurement and Testing....Pages 39-141 Front Matter....Pages 143-335 Analytical Chemistry....Pages 145-203 Nanoscopic Architecture and Microstructure....Pages 205-279 Surface and Interface Characterization....Pages 281-335 Front Matter....Pages 337-663 Mechanical Properties....Pages 339-452 Thermal Properties....Pages 453-483 Electrical Properties....Pages 485-540 Magnetic Properties....Pages 541-586 Optical Properties....Pages 587-663 Front Matter....Pages 665-972 Corrosion....Pages 667-741 Friction and Wear....Pages 743-768 Biogenic Impact on Materials....Pages 769-844 Material–Environment Interactions....Pages 845-886 Performance Control: Nondestructive Testing and Reliability Evaluation....Pages 887-972 Front Matter....Pages 973-1157 Molecular Dynamics....Pages 975-1012 Continuum Constitutive Modeling....Pages 1013-1032 Finite Element and Finite Difference Methods....Pages 1033-1060 The CALPHAD Method....Pages 1061-1090 Front Matter....Pages 973-1157 Phase Field Approach....Pages 1091-1115 Monte Carlo Simulation....Pages 1117-1157 Back Matter....Pages 1159-1229