Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (p. 593-597) and index.

1. Properties of x-rays. -- 2. Geometry of crystals. -- 3. Diffraction I : Directions of diffracted beams. -- 4. Diffraction II: Intensities of diffracted beams. -- 5. Diffraction III: Non-ideal samples. -- 6. Laure photographs. -- 7. Powder photographs. -- 8. Diffractometer and spectrometer. -- 9. Orientation and quality of single crystals. -- 10. Structure of polycrystalline aggregates. -- 11. Determination of crystal structure. -- 12. Precise parameter measurements. -- 13. Phase-diagram determination. -- 14. Order-disorder transformation. -- 15. Chemical analysis of x-ray diffraction. -- 16. Chemical analysis by x-ray spectrometry. -- 17. Measurements of residual stress. -- 18. Polymers. -- 19. Small angle scatters. -- 20. Transmission electron microscope. "Intended to acquaint the reader with the theory of x-ray diffraction, the experimental methods involved, and the main applications. The book is a collection of principles and methods stressing X-ray diffraction rather than metallurgy. The book is written entirely in terms of the Bragg law and can be read without any knowledge of the reciprocal lattice. It is divided into three main parts--Fundamentals; experimental methods; and applications. Designed for beginners, not as a reference tool for the advanced reader."--Publisher's description.