Chemical bonding in transition metal carbides (Institute of Materials Book, 613)

This book presents a mainly qualitative understanding of this family of materials which ranges from simple NACL type compounds to complex chromium carbides.

Close-packed sphere models 1; The affinity of transition metals for carbon; Bonds; The cohesive energy; Titanium carbide; The early transition metals; Tungsten and molybdenum; Chromium and the later transition metals.