Solidification and Crystallization Processing in Metals and Alloys

Solidification and Crystallization Processing in Metals and AlloysHasse Fredriksson "KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden"Ulla Akerlind "University of Stockholm, Sweden"Solidification or crystallization occurs when atoms are transformed from the disordered liquid state to the more o [...]
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Solidification and Crystallization Processing in Metals and AlloysHasse Fredriksson "KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden"Ulla Akerlind "University of Stockholm, Sweden"Solidification or crystallization occurs when atoms are transformed from the disordered liquid state to the more ordered solid state, and is fundamental to metals processing. Conceived as a companion volume to the earlier works, "Materials Processing during Casting" (2006) and "Physics of Functional Materials" (2008), this book analyzes solidification and crystallization processes in depth.Starting from the thermodynamic point of view, it gives a complete description, taking into account kinetics and mass transfer, down to the final structure. Importantly, the book shows the relationship between the theory and the experimental results. Topics covered include: Fundamentals of thermodynamicsProperties of interfacesNucleationCrystal growth - in vapours, liquids and meltsHeat transport during solidification processesSolidification structures - faceted, dendritic, eutectic and peritecticMetallic glasses and amorphous alloy melts"Solidification and Crystallization Processing in Metals and Alloys"features many solved examples in the text, and exercises (with answers) for students. Full worked solutions to the exercises are available from www.wiley.com/go/fredriksson3Intended for Masters and PhD students as well as researchers in Materials Science, Engineering, Chemistry and Metallurgy, it is also a valuable resource for engineers in industry.