496T fm i-xxvi 01/10/06 22: 13 Page xiv xiv· Preface provided invaluable assistance in updating and upgrading important material in a number of chapters. In addition, I sincerely appreciate Grant E. Head's expert pro- gramming skills, which he used in developing the Virtual Materials Science and En gineering software. Important input was also furnished by Carl Wood of Utah State University and w. Roger Cannon of Rutgers University, to whom I also give thank In addition, helpful ideas and suggestions have been provided by the following Tarek Abdelsalam, East Carolina University Maureen Julian. Virginia Tech Keyvan Ahdut, University of the District of James Kawamoto, Mission College Columbia Edward Kolesar, Texas Christian University Mark Aindow, University of Connecticut(Storrs) Stephen Krause, Arizona State University(Tempe) Pranesh Aswath, University of Texas at Arlington Robert McCoy, Youngstown State Universit Mir Atiqullah, St Louis University Scott Miller, University of Missouri(Rolla) Sayavur Bakhtiyarov, Auburn University Devesh Misra, University of Louisiana at Kristen Constant. lowa State Universit Lafayette Raymond Cutler, University of Utah Angela L. Moran, U.S. Naval Academy Janet Degrazia, University of Colorado James Newell, Rowan University Mark De Guire, Case Western Reserve University Toby Padilla, Colorado School of Mines Timothy Dewhurst, Cedarville University Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University Amelito Enriquez, Canada College Alessandro Rengan, Central State University Jeffrey Fergus, Auburn University Bengt Selling, Royal Institute of Technology Victor Forsnes, Brigham Young University(Idaho) Stockholm, Sweden) Paul Funkenbusch, University of Rochester Ismat Shah, University of Delaware Scott Giese, University of Northern lowa ersity Patricia Shamamy, Lawrence Technological University Brian P. Grady, University of oklahoma Adel Sharif, California State University at Theodore greene. Wentworth Institute of Los Angeles Susan Sinnott, University of Florida Todd Gross, University of New Hampshire Andrey Soukhojak, Lehigh Universit Jamie Grunlan, Texas a M University Erik Spjut, Harvey Mudd College Masanori Hara, Rutgers University David Stienstra Rose-Hulman Institute of Russell Herlache, Saginaw Valley State University Te Susan holl. california State Universit Alexey Sverdlin, Bradley University (Sacramento) D Um. Texas sta Zhong Hu, South Dakota State University Raj Vaidyanatha, University of Central Florida Duane Jardine, University of New Orleans Kant Vajpayee, University of Southern Mississippi un Jin, Texas a M University at Galveston Kumar Virwani, University of Arkansas Paul Johnson, Grand Valley State University Fayetteville) Robert Johnson, University of Texas at Arlington Mark Weaver, University of Alabama(Tuscaloosa) Robert Jones, University of Texas(Pan American) Jason Weiss, Purdue University(West Lafayette) I am also indebted to Joseph P. Hayton, Sponsoring Editor, and to Kenneth Santor, Senior Production Editor at Wiley for their assistance and guidance on this revision. Since I undertook the task of writing my first text on this subject in the early 60,s, instructors and students too numerous to mention have shared their input and contributions on how to make this work more effective as a teaching and learning tool. To all those who have helped, I express my sincere"Thanks! Last, but certainly not least, the continual encouragement and support of my family and friends is deeply and sincerely appreciated. WILLIAM D. CALLISTER, JRprovided invaluable assistance in updating and upgrading important material in a number of chapters. In addition, I sincerely appreciate Grant E. Head’s expert pro￾gramming skills, which he used in developing the Virtual Materials Science and En￾gineering software. Important input was also furnished by Carl Wood of Utah State University and W. Roger Cannon of Rutgers University, to whom I also give thanks. In addition, helpful ideas and suggestions have been provided by the following: xiv • Preface Tarek Abdelsalam, East Carolina University Keyvan Ahdut, University of the District of Columbia Mark Aindow, University of Connecticut (Storrs) Pranesh Aswath, University of Texas at Arlington Mir Atiqullah, St. Louis University Sayavur Bakhtiyarov, Auburn University Kristen Constant, Iowa State University Raymond Cutler, University of Utah Janet Degrazia, University of Colorado Mark DeGuire, Case Western Reserve University Timothy Dewhurst, Cedarville University Amelito Enriquez, Canada College Jeffrey Fergus, Auburn University Victor Forsnes, Brigham Young University (Idaho) Paul Funkenbusch, University of Rochester Randall German, Pennsylvania State University Scott Giese, University of Northern Iowa Brian P. Grady, University of Oklahoma Theodore Greene, Wentworth Institute of Technology Todd Gross, University of New Hampshire Jamie Grunlan, Texas A & M University Masanori Hara, Rutgers University Russell Herlache, Saginaw Valley State University Susan Holl, California State University (Sacramento) Zhong Hu, South Dakota State University Duane Jardine, University of New Orleans Jun Jin, Texas A & M University at Galveston Paul Johnson, Grand Valley State University Robert Johnson, University of Texas at Arlington Robert Jones, University of Texas (Pan American) Maureen Julian, Virginia Tech James Kawamoto, Mission College Edward Kolesar, Texas Christian University Stephen Krause, Arizona State University (Tempe) Robert McCoy, Youngstown State University Scott Miller, University of Missouri (Rolla) Devesh Misra, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Angela L. Moran, U.S. Naval Academy James Newell, Rowan University Toby Padilla, Colorado School of Mines Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University Alessandro Rengan, Central State University Bengt Selling, Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden) Ismat Shah, University of Delaware Patricia Shamamy, Lawrence Technological University Adel Sharif, California State University at Los Angeles Susan Sinnott, University of Florida Andrey Soukhojak, Lehigh University Erik Spjut, Harvey Mudd College David Stienstra, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Alexey Sverdlin, Bradley University Dugan Um, Texas State University Raj Vaidyanatha, University of Central Florida Kant Vajpayee, University of Southern Mississippi Kumar Virwani, University of Arkansas (Fayetteville) Mark Weaver, University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) Jason Weiss, Purdue University (West Lafayette) I am also indebted to Joseph P. Hayton, Sponsoring Editor, and to Kenneth Santor, Senior Production Editor at Wiley for their assistance and guidance on this revision. Since I undertook the task of writing my first text on this subject in the early- 80’s, instructors and students too numerous to mention have shared their input and contributions on how to make this work more effective as a teaching and learning tool. To all those who have helped, I express my sincere “Thanks!” Last, but certainly not least, the continual encouragement and support of my family and friends is deeply and sincerely appreciated. WILLIAM D. CALLISTER, JR. Salt Lake City, Utah January 2006 1496T_fm_i-xxvi 01/10/06 22:13 Page xiv