The Oxide Handbook

I. General Data, Stoichiometry, and Crystal Chemical Properties.- 1. Electronic Structure of Isolated Atoms.- 2. Ionization Potentials of Atoms.- 3. Geometric Constants of Atoms and Ions.- 4. Composition of Oxides.- 5. Regions of Homogeneity.- 6. Crystal Structure.- 7. Density.- II. Thermal and Thermodynamic Properties.- 1. Standard Heat of Formation.- 2. Entropy.- 3. Free Energy of Formation of Oxides.- 4. Thermodynamic Potentials of Oxide Formation Reactions.- 5. Melting and Boiling Points.- 6. Heats of Fusion, Evaporation, and Sublimation.- 7. Thermal Conductivity.- 8. Linear Coefficient of Thermal Expansion.- 9. Molar Heat Capacity.- 10. Specific Heat Capacity.- 11. Heat of Combustion.- 12. Chemical Bond Energy (Heat of Dissociation).- 13. Heat of Decomposition.- 14. Heat of Phase Change.- 15. Temperature and Heat of Polymorphic Conversion.- 16. Characteristic Temperature.- 17. Crystal Lattice Energy.- 18. Oxidation Rates.- 19. Diffusion Parameters for Oxygen into Metals and Nonmetals.- 20. Diffusion Parameters for Elements into Oxides.- 21. Rate of Evaporation.- 22. Vapor Pressure.- 23. Dissociation Pressure.- 24. Thermal Stability Characteristics.- 25. Free Energy Function of Gaseous Oxides.- III. Mechanical Properties.- 1. Modulus of Normal Elasticity.- 2. Shear Modulus.- 3. Poisson’s Ratio.- 4. Tensile Strength.- 5. Compressive Strength.- 6. Bending Strength.- 7. Dynamic Viscosity.- 8. Hardness on Mineralogical Scale.- 9. Microhardness.- 10. Compressibility.- 11. Elastic Constants.- IV. Electrical and Magnetic Properties.- 1. Electrical Conductivity.- 2. Thermoelectric Properties.- 3. Galvanomagnetic Properties.- 4. Magnetic Properties.- 5. Thermal Emission Properties.- 6. Width of Forbidden Band.- 7. Dielectric Properties.- V. Optical Properties.- 1. Color of Oxides.- 2. Emissivity.- 3. Refractive Index.- 4. Velocity of Sound in Oxides.- 5. Molecular Data.- 6. Van der Waals Constants.- 7. Critical Properties.- VI. Nuclear Properties.- 1. Nuclear Properties of Oxides.- 2. Effect of Fast Neutron Radiation on Oxides.- Chpater VII. Chemical and Catalytic Properties.- 1. Chemical Properties of Oxides.- 2. Catalytic Properties of Oxides.- VIII. Refractory Properties.- 1. Solid Phase Reactions of Oxides.- 2. Wetting of Oxides by Liquid Metals.- 3. Resistance to the Action of Molten Metals, Alloys, and Slags.- IX. Applications of Oxides in Technology.- X. Phase Diagrams of Element-Oxygen Binary Systems.- References.