7. Thermal Properties
Section outline
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7.1. Heat Capacity
7.1.1. Heat capacity at the atomic scale
7.1.2. Phonons
7.2. Thermal Expansion
7.2.1. Thermal expansion at the atomic scale
7.3. Thermal conductivity
7.3.1. Mechanisms of thermal conductivity
7.3.2. Physical mechanisms of thermal conduction in Metals, Ceramics and Polymers
7.4. Thermal stress-resistance to thermal shock