
Solid State Phase Transformations
V. Raghavan(Author)
PHI Learning (Publisher)
Published on 30. September 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
196 pages
978-81-203-0460-4 (ISBN)
Description
Written by an international authority on phase transformation, this text elucidates the principles of phase transformations in solids in general and metals and alloys in particular. The book is intended for advanced level undergraduate students of metallurgy and materials science, first year postgraduate students of metallurgy and materials science, and M.Sc. students of solid-state physics and solid-state chemistry.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New Delhi
India
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
287 gr
ISBN-13
978-81-203-0460-4 (9788120304604)
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Person
<strong>V. Raghavan</strong>, Ph.D., formerly Professor of Materials Science at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, taught materials science courses at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, and at IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi for many years. A Fellow of the American Society of Metals and an honorary member of the Indian Institute of Metals, Professor Raghavan is the recipient of the Brunton Medal of Sheffield University, UK (1964), the G.D. Birla Gold Medal of Indian Institute of Metals (1985), and the Hume-Rothery Award of the Institute of Materials London (2001).
Content
Contents:
Introduction.
Diffusion in Solids.
Thermodynamics of Transformations.
Nucleation Kinetics.
Growth Kinetics.
Overall Transformation Kinetics.
Particle Coarsening.
Pearlitic Transformations.
Massive Transformations.
Recovery, Recrystallization and Grain Growth.
Martensitic Transformations.
Spinodal Decomposition.
Introduction.
Diffusion in Solids.
Thermodynamics of Transformations.
Nucleation Kinetics.
Growth Kinetics.
Overall Transformation Kinetics.
Particle Coarsening.
Pearlitic Transformations.
Massive Transformations.
Recovery, Recrystallization and Grain Growth.
Martensitic Transformations.
Spinodal Decomposition.