Springer Handbook of Metrology and Testing

This Springer Handbook of Metrology and Testing presents the principles of Metrology – the science of measurement – and the methods and techniques of  Testing – determining the characteristics of a given product – as they apply to chemical and microstructural analysis, and to the measurement and testing of materials properties and performance, including modelling and simulation.

The principal motivation for this Handbook stems from the increasing demands of technology for measurement results that can be used globally. Measurements within a local laboratory or manufacturing facility must be able to be reproduced accurately anywhere in the world. The Commission of the European Union has expressed this as follows:

There is no science without measurements, no quality without testing, and no global markets without standards. 

The Handbook is organized in five parts. Part A: Fundamentals of Metrology and Testing. Part B: Chemical and Microstructural Analysis. Part C: Materials Properties Measurement. Part D: Materials Performance Testing. Part E: Modeling and Simulation Methods.

 Key Topics

Metrology Principles and Organization

Methodologies of Measurement and Testing

Analytical Chemistry Methods

Microstructural and Nanoscopic Analyses

Materials Properties Measurement: mechanical, thermal, lectrical, magnetic, optical

Materials Performance Testing: Corrosion, friction and wear, biogenic, environmental

Nondestructive Testing

Reliability Evaluation

Modeling and Simulation Methods: molecular dynamics simulation, finite element methods, Monte Carlo simulation                     

Features

Develops and explains guidelines and standards for Quality of Measurement and Testing

Sampling

Traceability of Measurement and Testing

Statistical Evaluation of Results

Accuracy and Uncertainty of Measurement

Validation

Inter-laboratory Comparisons and Proficiency Testing

Reference Materials

Reference Procedures

Human Aspects in a Laboratory

International Standards, Laboratory Accreditation and Global Trade