Chapter 10
Thermal Properties of Solids: A Material’s Response to Heat
Learning Objectives
After careful study of this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
1. Explain the origin and significance of a solid material’s melting temperature TMP (if crystalline) or glass transition temperature Tg (if amorphous).
2. Explain the origin and general response of the major thermal properties of:
a. Heat capacity and specific heat
b. Thermal expansion (linear and volume)
c. Thermal conductivity
3. Explain the origins of thermal stresses in a solid material from heating or cooling under restraint or prevailing thermal gradients, as well as the origin of thermal shock fracture.
4. Describe the general behavior of each of the major material ...
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