Preface, Acknowledgements, 1 CLOSE-PACKED SPHERE MODELS, 2 THE AFFINITY OF TRANSITION METALS FOR CARBON, 3 BoNDS, 4 THE COHESIVE ENERGY, 5 TITANIUM CARBIDE, 6 THE Early TRANSITION METALS, 7 TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUM, 8 CHROMIUM AND THE LATER TRANSITION METALS, Index
